Debr inf skin add-on 11001 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

$31.20

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.

$208.00

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.

$22.03 with BLUE CROSS vs $560.84 with AETNA — 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
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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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $22.03 ↓ -29%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $57.87 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $72.80 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $132.70 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $146.00 ↑ +368%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $156.00 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $208.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $208.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $208.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $208.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $208.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $539.27 ↑ +1628%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $539.27 ↑ +1628%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $560.84 ↑ +1698%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $560.84 ↑ +1698%

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Debr inf skin add-on 11001 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $31.20 $22.03 – $516.85
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $30.59 $22.03 – $566.23
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $31.20 $22.03 – $539.27
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $31.20 $22.03 – $515.04
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $31.20 $22.03 – $560.84
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $31.20 $22.03 – $515.04
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $31.20 $22.03 – $493.52
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $31.20 $22.03 – $566.23

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