Caregiver training strategies&tq 1st 30 minutes 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

$67.05

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.

$447.00

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.

$39.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $447.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39.00 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $50.24 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $50.24 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $50.89 ↓ -24%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $50.89 ↓ -24%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $50.89 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $50.89 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $50.89 ↓ -24%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $50.89 ↓ -24%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $50.89 ↓ -24%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $50.89 ↓ -24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $50.89 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $52.42 ↓ -22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $52.93 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $52.93 ↓ -21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $52.93 ↓ -21%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $53.43 ↓ -20%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $53.43 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $53.43 ↓ -20%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $53.94 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $95.12 ↑ +42%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $95.12 ↑ +42%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $98.92 ↑ +48%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $98.93 ↑ +48%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $110.94 ↑ +65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +73%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $124.36 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $156.45 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $173.44 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $173.44 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +180%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $207.41 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $215.00 ↑ +221%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $215.90 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $235.13 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $235.13 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $235.13 ↑ +251%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +316%
AETNA AETNA $285.19 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $335.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $447.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $447.00 ↑ +567%

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