Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$30.60
Cash price 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.
$204.00
Gross charge 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.
$16.31 with AMERIGROUP vs $204.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $16.31 | ↓ -47% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $32.62 | ↑ +7% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $33.60 | ↑ +10% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $33.92 | ↑ +11% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $33.92 | ↑ +11% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $34.25 | ↑ +12% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $34.25 | ↑ +12% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $34.25 | ↑ +12% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $34.58 | ↑ +13% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $39.49 | ↑ +29% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $39.49 | ↑ +29% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $41.07 | ↑ +34% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $41.07 | ↑ +34% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $41.58 | ↑ +36% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $52.48 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $52.48 | ↑ +72% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $56.75 | ↑ +85% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $71.11 | ↑ +132% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $71.40 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $72.18 | ↑ +136% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $100.18 | ↑ +227% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $130.15 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $153.00 | ↑ +400% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $182.01 | ↑ +495% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $185.57 | ↑ +506% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $185.57 | ↑ +506% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $187.61 | ↑ +513% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $187.61 | ↑ +513% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $187.61 | ↑ +513% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $204.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $204.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $81.09 | $11.74 – $126.43 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $30.60 | $16.31 – $71.11 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $81.09 | $22.87 – $126.43 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $81.09 | $22.87 – $126.43 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $81.09 | $22.87 – $126.43 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $81.09 | $29.36 – $126.43 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $29.90 | $23.10 – $72.18 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $30.60 | $14.68 – $71.11 |