Bronchial challenge at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$229.20
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.
$1,528.00
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.
$51.77 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,528.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $51.77 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $51.77 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $57.06 | ↓ -75% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $89.62 | ↓ -61% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $89.62 | ↓ -61% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $89.62 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $130.22 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $130.22 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $130.22 | ↓ -43% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $145.74 | ↓ -36% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $145.74 | ↓ -36% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $151.57 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $151.57 | ↓ -34% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $169.38 | ↓ -26% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +48% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $348.71 | ↑ +52% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $352.10 | ↑ +54% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $352.10 | ↑ +54% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $355.48 | ↑ +55% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $355.48 | ↑ +55% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $355.48 | ↑ +55% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $358.87 | ↑ +57% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $410.42 | ↑ +79% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $425.09 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $534.80 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $708.99 | ↑ +209% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $738.05 | ↑ +222% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $974.86 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,146.00 | ↑ +400% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,251.00 | ↑ +446% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,428.00 | ↑ +523% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,528.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,528.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,528.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Bronchial challenge at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $536.54 | $44.63 – $417.52 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $1,154.11 | $66.42 – $2,729.30 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon | $244.49 | $44.63 – $568.70 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $1,649.28 | $66.42 – $2,729.30 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $229.20 | $51.77 – $759.10 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $536.54 | $44.63 – $411.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $563.39 | $44.63 – $411.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $536.54 | $50.66 – $411.50 |