Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$141.90
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.
$946.00
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.
$31.97 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $946.00 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.
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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $31.97 | ↓ -77% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $36.05 | ↓ -75% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $36.64 | ↓ -74% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $37.74 | ↓ -73% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $38.11 | ↓ -73% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $38.11 | ↓ -73% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $38.47 | ↓ -73% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $38.47 | ↓ -73% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $38.47 | ↓ -73% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $38.84 | ↓ -73% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $79.88 | ↓ -44% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $151.36 | ↑ +7% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $164.60 | ↑ +16% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $172.17 | ↑ +21% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $263.18 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $331.10 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $332.05 | ↑ +134% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $332.05 | ↑ +134% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $357.31 | ↑ +152% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $357.31 | ↑ +152% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $371.60 | ↑ +162% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $371.60 | ↑ +162% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $378.40 | ↑ +167% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $424.75 | ↑ +199% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $473.00 | ↑ +233% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $603.55 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $709.50 | ↑ +400% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $946.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $946.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Brachy source iodine-125 nonstranded at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $13.32 | $9.00 – $45.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $19.04 | $9.45 – $45.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $141.90 | $31.97 – $329.28 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $141.90 | $12.79 – $357.31 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $141.90 | $21.31 – $335.09 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $141.90 | $31.97 – $357.31 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $141.90 | $21.31 – $335.09 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $18.48 | $30.54 – $64.30 |