Blood draw capillary 36416 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$2.55
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.
$17.00
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.
$0.44 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $17.00 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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| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $0.44 | ↓ -83% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2.58 | ↑ +1% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $2.89 | ↑ +13% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2.89 | ↑ +13% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $2.89 | ↑ +13% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $3.51 | ↑ +38% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $3.51 | ↑ +38% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $3.65 | ↑ +43% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $3.65 | ↑ +43% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $3.68 | ↑ +44% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $4.71 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $4.71 | ↑ +85% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $4.73 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $5.95 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $8.53 | ↑ +235% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $8.53 | ↑ +235% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $8.53 | ↑ +235% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $10.85 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $12.75 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $17.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $17.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Blood draw capillary 36416 at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $14.34 | $2.59 – $6.51 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $13.32 | $2.00 – $31.50 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $8.74 | $2.21 – $4.06 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $19.04 | $2.00 – $31.50 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $2.55 | $0.44 – $3.37 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $14.34 | $1.44 – $6.51 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $14.34 | $1.44 – $6.51 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $14.34 | $1.44 – $7.71 |