Calprotectin fecal 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

$34.35

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.

$229.00

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.

$9.82 with AMERIGROUP vs $229.00 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 $9.82 ↓ -71%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.72 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.72 ↓ -60%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.27 ↓ -58%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -58%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $19.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $19.63 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $19.63 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.63 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $19.63 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $19.63 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $19.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $19.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $19.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $19.63 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $19.63 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $19.63 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $20.22 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.42 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $20.42 ↓ -41%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $20.61 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $20.61 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $20.61 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $20.81 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.02 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $25.84 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $25.84 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $27.42 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $42.79 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $43.31 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $63.71 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $77.70 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $77.70 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $77.70 ↑ +126%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $80.15 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $109.53 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $111.67 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $111.67 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $146.10 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $171.75 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $229.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $229.00 ↑ +567%

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