Aquatic exercise - group charge at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$16.80
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.
$112.00
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.
$17.15 with AETNA vs $112.00 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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| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $17.15 | ↑ +2% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $17.66 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $17.68 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $17.68 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $17.84 | ↑ +6% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $17.84 | ↑ +6% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $17.84 | ↑ +6% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $18.01 | ↑ +7% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $18.01 | ↑ +7% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $18.01 | ↑ +7% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $18.18 | ↑ +8% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $31.16 | ↑ +85% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $37.39 | ↑ +123% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $39.00 | ↑ +132% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $39.20 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $43.46 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $43.46 | ↑ +159% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $48.69 | ↑ +190% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $48.69 | ↑ +190% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $50.64 | ↑ +201% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $50.64 | ↑ +201% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $51.97 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $54.10 | ↑ +222% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $71.46 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $78.94 | ↑ +370% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $78.94 | ↑ +370% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $78.94 | ↑ +370% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $84.00 | ↑ +400% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $112.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $112.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $112.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $112.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $112.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $112.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Aquatic exercise - group charge at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $56.60 | $14.86 – $38.39 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $64.24 | $22.68 – $189.52 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $72.45 | $11.48 – $15.24 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $91.80 | $22.68 – $189.52 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $16.80 | $17.15 – $44.87 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $33.29 | $14.86 – $38.39 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $33.29 | $14.86 – $38.39 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $31.70 | $14.86 – $38.39 |