Blood typing rh (d) 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

$22.80

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.

$152.00

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.

$2.99 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $152.00 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.

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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2.99 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.99 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2.99 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4.39 ↓ -81%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.94 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4.94 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.13 ↓ -78%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6.50 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.93 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $8.78 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $8.78 ↓ -61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $11.37 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $11.37 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $11.37 ↓ -50%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $14.12 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $16.65 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $16.97 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $16.97 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.89 ↑ +49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $33.89 ↑ +49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $33.89 ↑ +49%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $33.89 ↑ +49%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $33.89 ↑ +49%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $33.89 ↑ +49%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $33.89 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $33.89 ↑ +49%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $33.89 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $34.90 ↑ +53%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.24 ↑ +55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $35.24 ↑ +55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $35.58 ↑ +56%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $35.58 ↑ +56%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $35.58 ↑ +56%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +58%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $42.29 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $53.20 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $73.87 ↑ +224%
AETNA AETNA $96.98 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $114.00 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $152.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $152.00 ↑ +567%

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Blood typing rh (d) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $70.43 $2.69 – $52.63
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $38.78 $2.99 – $91.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $22.31 $6.38 – $71.68
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $55.42 $2.99 – $91.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $22.80 $2.99 – $75.98
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $70.43 $2.69 – $51.87
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $70.43 $2.69 – $51.87
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $70.43 $2.69 – $51.87

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