Cathj umbilical vein dx/ther nb 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

$31.65

Cash price

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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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$211.00

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.

$58.70 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $211.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $58.70 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $73.85 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $98.30 ↑ +211%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $98.30 ↑ +211%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $102.23 ↑ +223%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $102.23 ↑ +223%
AETNA AETNA $134.62 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↑ +396%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $158.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $166.00 ↑ +424%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↑ +469%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $211.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $211.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $211.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $211.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $211.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $211.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $211.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $211.00 ↑ +567%

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Cathj umbilical vein dx/ther nb at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $205.85 $56.32 – $98.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $31.65 $90.59 – $94.21
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $31.65 $98.30 – $98.30
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $31.65 $92.10 – $93.88
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $31.65 $98.30 – $102.23
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $31.65 $89.41 – $93.88
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $187.95 $56.32 – $56.32
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $31.65 $86.50 – $89.96

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