Cystoscopy and treatment at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$1,345.50
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.
$8,970.00
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.
$201.46 with BLUE CROSS vs $8,970.00 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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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $201.46 | ↓ -85% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,876.37 | ↑ +39% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $2,164.45 | ↑ +61% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $2,164.45 | ↑ +61% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $2,251.03 | ↑ +67% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $2,251.03 | ↑ +67% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $2,490.62 | ↑ +85% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $2,495.45 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $3,139.50 | ↑ +133% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $3,198.13 | ↑ +138% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $3,294.07 | ↑ +145% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $3,326.05 | ↑ +147% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $3,326.05 | ↑ +147% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3,336.84 | ↑ +148% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $3,358.03 | ↑ +150% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $3,358.03 | ↑ +150% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $3,358.03 | ↑ +150% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $3,390.01 | ↑ +152% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $3,480.36 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $3,480.36 | ↑ +159% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $3,507.27 | ↑ +161% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $3,507.27 | ↑ +161% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $4,162.08 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $4,269.72 | ↑ +217% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $5,722.86 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $6,458.40 | ↑ +380% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $6,458.40 | ↑ +380% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $6,458.40 | ↑ +380% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $6,727.50 | ↑ +400% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $6,971.91 | ↑ +418% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $8,970.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $8,970.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Cystoscopy and treatment at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $1,345.50 | $201.46 – $7,170.70 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $1,345.50 | $201.46 – $6,977.09 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $1,345.50 | $201.46 – $7,675.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | not published | $1,185.00 – $1,534.53 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | not published | $1,042.43 – $1,246.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | not published | $1,042.43 – $1,246.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $1,042.43 – $1,246.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | not published | $1,185.00 – $1,636.56 |