Carbohydrate deficient transf - sendout 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

$16.80

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.

$112.00

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.

$9.03 with AMERIGROUP vs $112.00 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 $9.03 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9.37 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9.37 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.72 ↓ -18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.72 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.27 ↓ -15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.27 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.06 ↑ +8%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $18.06 ↑ +8%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $18.06 ↑ +8%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $18.06 ↑ +8%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $18.06 ↑ +8%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $18.06 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $18.06 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $18.06 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.06 ↑ +8%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $18.06 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.06 ↑ +8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $18.06 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $18.60 ↑ +11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.78 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $18.78 ↑ +12%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18.96 ↑ +13%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18.96 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18.96 ↑ +13%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $19.14 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.01 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.43 ↑ +57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $31.16 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $39.20 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $39.37 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $39.70 ↑ +136%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $71.07 ↑ +323%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $71.07 ↑ +323%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $71.07 ↑ +323%
AETNA AETNA $71.46 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $84.00 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $100.74 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $102.71 ↑ +511%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $102.71 ↑ +511%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $112.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $112.00 ↑ +567%

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Carbohydrate deficient transf - sendout at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $16.80 $9.03 – $39.37
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $16.33 $9.37 – $39.70
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $16.80 $8.13 – $39.37
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $16.80 $9.03 – $43.34
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $16.80 $9.03 – $39.37
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $16.80 $9.03 – $43.34
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $62.16 $8.08 – $36.12
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $16.80 $9.03 – $43.34

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