Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease) antibody nonspecific 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

$28.65

Cash price

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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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$191.00

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.

$8.52 with AMERIGROUP vs $191.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $8.52 ↓ -70%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.80 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $12.80 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.31 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $13.31 ↓ -54%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17.03 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.03 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $17.03 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.03 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $17.03 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $17.03 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17.03 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17.03 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $17.03 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $17.03 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.03 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17.03 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $17.54 ↓ -39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.71 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $17.71 ↓ -38%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $17.88 ↓ -38%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $17.88 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $17.88 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $18.05 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.71 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $30.48 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $30.48 ↑ +6%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $37.13 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $37.53 ↑ +31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $53.14 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $57.98 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $66.85 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $67.28 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $67.28 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $67.28 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $83.40 ↑ +191%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $85.03 ↑ +197%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $85.03 ↑ +197%
AETNA AETNA $121.86 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $143.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $191.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $191.00 ↑ +567%

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Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease) antibody nonspecific at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $210.80 $6.13 – $65.46
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $38.19 $15.13 – $90.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $57.04 $14.82 – $34.06
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $54.57 $15.13 – $90.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $28.65 $8.52 – $37.13
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $210.80 $11.94 – $65.46
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $210.80 $11.94 – $65.46
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $210.80 $11.94 – $65.46

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