Antibody id rbc panel at Sycamore Shoals Hospital

1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$93.75

Cash price

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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.

$625.00

Gross charge

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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.

$13.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $708.96 with AMBETTER — 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.

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Payer
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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.

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Plan
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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $13.55 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $13.55 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.38 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $45.85 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $80.54 ↓ -14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $80.54 ↓ -14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $80.54 ↓ -14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $90.22 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $95.66 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $111.82 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $114.01 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $114.01 ↑ +22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $173.88 ↑ +85%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $186.23 ↑ +99%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $186.23 ↑ +99%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $193.68 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $193.68 ↑ +107%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $218.75 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $283.41 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↑ +202%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.21 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.21 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $325.21 ↑ +247%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $325.21 ↑ +247%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $325.21 ↑ +247%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $325.21 ↑ +247%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $325.21 ↑ +247%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $325.21 ↑ +247%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $325.21 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $334.97 ↑ +257%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $338.22 ↑ +261%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $338.22 ↑ +261%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $341.47 ↑ +264%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $341.47 ↑ +264%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $341.47 ↑ +264%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $344.72 ↑ +268%
AETNA AETNA $398.75 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $468.75 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $625.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $625.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $708.96 ↑ +656%

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Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $167.00 $11.68 – $482.30
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Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $167.00 $11.68 – $475.36
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $167.00 $12.32 – $475.36

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