Artery x-rays adrenal gland 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

$1,357.80

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.

$9,052.00

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.

$187.16 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $9,052.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $187.16 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $402.31 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $402.31 ↓ -70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $402.31 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $413.85 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $413.85 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $515.40 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $525.55 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $525.55 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $779.12 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,877.97 ↑ +38%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,302.20 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,395.44 ↑ +76%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,395.44 ↑ +76%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,491.25 ↑ +83%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,491.26 ↑ +83%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,518.27 ↑ +85%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,864.70 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,950.64 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,979.29 ↑ +119%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,979.29 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,007.94 ↑ +122%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,007.94 ↑ +122%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,007.94 ↑ +122%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,036.58 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,168.20 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $5,775.18 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,245.05 ↑ +360%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,789.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,052.00 ↑ +567%

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Artery x-rays adrenal gland at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $897.47 $133.08 – $2,609.81
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,357.80 $187.16 – $6,423.11
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $897.47 $133.08 – $2,609.81
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,357.80 $187.16 – $6,423.11
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,357.80 $187.16 – $7,188.84
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,357.80 $187.16 – $6,249.69
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,357.80 $187.16 – $7,188.84
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $940.17 $177.06 – $5,764.34

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