Assay toxin or antitoxin at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$34.50
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.
$230.00
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.
$9.87 with AMERIGROUP vs $230.00 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.
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 | $9.87 | ↓ -71% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $11.21 | ↓ -68% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $11.21 | ↓ -68% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $11.66 | ↓ -66% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $11.66 | ↓ -66% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $19.74 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $20.33 | ↓ -41% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $20.53 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $20.53 | ↓ -40% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $20.73 | ↓ -40% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $20.73 | ↓ -40% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $20.73 | ↓ -40% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $20.92 | ↓ -39% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $25.16 | ↓ -27% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $38.96 | ↑ +13% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $38.96 | ↑ +13% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $43.03 | ↑ +25% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $43.31 | ↑ +26% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $58.63 | ↑ +70% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $63.99 | ↑ +85% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $77.70 | ↑ +125% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $77.70 | ↑ +125% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $77.70 | ↑ +125% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $80.50 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $110.18 | ↑ +219% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $112.34 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $112.34 | ↑ +226% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $146.74 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $172.50 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $230.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $230.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Assay toxin or antitoxin at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $143.27 | $17.54 – $338.80 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $88.78 | $17.17 – $39.48 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $204.74 | $17.54 – $338.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $34.50 | $9.87 – $43.03 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $34.04 | $11.55 – $43.31 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $34.50 | $8.88 – $43.03 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $34.50 | $9.87 – $47.38 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $34.50 | $9.87 – $43.03 |