Bone Density Scan (DEXA) 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

$78.75

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.

$525.00

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.

$55.50 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $525.00 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 $55.50 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $64.33 ↓ -18%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $82.44 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $82.44 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $87.47 ↑ +11%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.85 ↑ +20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $94.85 ↑ +20%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $94.85 ↑ +20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $94.85 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $94.85 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $94.85 ↑ +20%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $94.85 ↑ +20%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $94.85 ↑ +20%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $94.85 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $97.70 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $98.65 ↑ +25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $98.65 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $99.59 ↑ +26%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $99.59 ↑ +26%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $99.59 ↑ +26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $100.54 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $103.91 ↑ +32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $103.91 ↑ +32%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $105.71 ↑ +34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $108.06 ↑ +37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $108.07 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $146.06 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $159.63 ↑ +103%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $162.77 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $162.77 ↑ +107%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $183.75 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $206.78 ↑ +163%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $236.48 ↑ +200%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $236.48 ↑ +200%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $236.48 ↑ +200%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +306%
AETNA AETNA $334.95 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↑ +362%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $393.75 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↑ +499%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $525.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $525.00 ↑ +567%

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Bone Density Scan (DEXA) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $161.37 $41.22 – $179.33
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $121.36 $54.60 – $287.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $114.77 $54.84 – $194.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $173.43 $54.60 – $287.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $78.75 $55.50 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $161.37 $35.38 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $161.37 $35.38 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $161.37 $35.38 – $179.33

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