Catheter declot mechanical 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

$460.95

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.

$3,073.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,113.45 with AMBETTER — 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $758.00 ↑ +64%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $854.91 ↑ +85%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $907.83 ↑ +97%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,016.47 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,016.47 ↑ +121%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +129%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,057.13 ↑ +129%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,057.13 ↑ +129%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,075.55 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +175%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +175%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +205%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,428.19 ↑ +210%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,471.04 ↑ +219%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,485.32 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,485.32 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,499.60 ↑ +225%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,499.60 ↑ +225%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,499.60 ↑ +225%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,513.88 ↑ +228%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +238%
AETNA AETNA $1,960.57 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,304.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,469.00 ↑ +436%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +447%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,521.00 ↑ +447%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,073.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,073.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,113.45 ↑ +575%

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Catheter declot mechanical at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,088.01 $733.50 – $1,141.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $187.37 $126.60 – $443.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $267.76 $132.93 – $443.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $460.95 $933.72 – $3,202.23
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,088.01 $954.50 – $1,217.22
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $460.95 $834.96 – $3,202.23
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $460.95 $952.30 – $3,255.45
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $460.95 $821.15 – $3,115.77

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