Chemo ia push tecnique 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

$296.25

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.

$1,975.00

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.

$44.24 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,975.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $44.24 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $44.24 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $51.08 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $65.43 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $71.11 ↓ -76%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $71.11 ↓ -76%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $73.95 ↓ -75%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $73.96 ↓ -75%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $274.82 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $297.14 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $297.14 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $297.14 ↑ +0%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $299.68 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +1%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +1%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +1%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +1%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $299.68 ↑ +1%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +1%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $299.68 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $308.67 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $311.67 ↑ +5%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $311.67 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $314.66 ↑ +6%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $314.66 ↑ +6%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $314.66 ↑ +6%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $317.66 ↑ +7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $549.45 ↑ +85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $653.30 ↑ +121%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $691.25 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $1,260.05 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,481.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,975.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,975.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,975.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,975.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,975.00 ↑ +567%

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Chemo ia push tecnique at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $457.65 $38.14 – $444.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $136.76 $56.76 – $323.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $195.43 $56.76 – $323.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $296.25 $44.24 – $671.93
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $457.65 $38.14 – $444.72
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $296.25 $26.17 – $671.93
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $296.25 $43.62 – $752.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $296.25 $51.08 – $653.78

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