#celiac hla-dq8 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

$191.10

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.

$1,274.00

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.

$49.44 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $1,274.00 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $49.44 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $49.44 ↓ -74%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $51.42 ↓ -73%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $51.42 ↓ -73%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $54.57 ↓ -71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $109.13 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $109.13 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $109.13 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $109.13 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $109.13 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $109.13 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $109.13 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $109.13 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $109.13 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $109.13 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $109.13 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $109.13 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $112.40 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $113.50 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $113.50 ↓ -41%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $114.59 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $114.59 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $114.59 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $115.68 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $133.99 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $193.20 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $193.20 ↑ +1%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $237.90 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $240.35 ↑ +26%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $354.43 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $445.90 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $494.31 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $494.31 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $608.92 ↑ +219%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $615.34 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $620.83 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $620.83 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $812.81 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $891.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $955.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,274.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,274.00 ↑ +567%

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#celiac hla-dq8 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $540.35 $39.29 – $422.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $140.31 $96.94 – $331.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $200.51 $96.94 – $331.80
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $191.10 $45.56 – $237.90
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $540.35 $73.70 – $422.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $540.35 $73.70 – $422.16
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $540.35 $73.70 – $422.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $540.35 $98.22 – $422.16

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