Cap trach decann 15mm 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

$1,694.10

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.

$11,294.02

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.

$91.36 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $571.03 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $91.36 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $99.36 ↓ -94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $103.93 ↓ -94%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $158.86 ↓ -91%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $199.86 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $200.43 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $200.43 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $228.41 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $256.39 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $285.52 ↓ -83%
AETNA AETNA $364.32 ↓ -78%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $428.27 ↓ -75%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $571.03 ↓ -66%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $571.03 ↓ -66%

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Cap trach decann 15mm at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $7,121.76 $49.00 – $245.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $10,177.38 $51.45 – $245.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,694.10 $372.26 – $372.26
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $2,597.62 $292.28 – $292.28
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,694.10 $68.15 – $68.15
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,694.10 $68.15 – $68.15
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,694.10 $354.17 – $354.17
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,694.10 $68.15 – $68.15

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