Analysis gene f2 20210g>a variant at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$86.10
Cash price Discounted cash price What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge. Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$574.00
Gross charge Gross charge (chargemaster price) The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this. Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$32.85 with AMERIGROUP vs $574.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →
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Negotiated rate
The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.
Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.
Full explanation →Payer ?Payer The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on. Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509. Full explanation → |
Plan ?Plan The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates. Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $32.85 | ↓ -62% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $47.12 | ↓ -45% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $47.12 | ↓ -45% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $49.44 | ↓ -43% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $49.44 | ↓ -43% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $51.42 | ↓ -40% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $51.42 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $60.42 | ↓ -30% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $65.69 | ↓ -24% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $67.66 | ↓ -21% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $68.32 | ↓ -21% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $68.32 | ↓ -21% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $68.97 | ↓ -20% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $68.97 | ↓ -20% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $68.97 | ↓ -20% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $69.63 | ↓ -19% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $143.20 | ↑ +66% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $145.08 | ↑ +69% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $159.69 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $200.90 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $222.71 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $222.71 | ↑ +159% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $274.56 | ↑ +219% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $277.24 | ↑ +222% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $279.93 | ↑ +225% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $279.93 | ↑ +225% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $366.21 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $401.80 | ↑ +367% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $430.50 | ↑ +400% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $574.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $574.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Analysis gene f2 20210g>a variant at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $589.58 | $23.65 – $205.42 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $79.63 | $40.00 – $188.30 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $176.18 | $40.62 – $131.38 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $113.79 | $40.00 – $188.30 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $86.10 | $32.85 – $143.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $78.08 | $33.23 – $205.42 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $78.08 | $33.23 – $205.42 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $78.08 | $33.23 – $205.42 |