Exc thrombosed hemorrhoid 46320 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

$674.70

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.

$4,498.00

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.

$101.78 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,498.00 with WELLCARE — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $101.78 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $146.00 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,085.68 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,118.25 ↑ +66%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,129.11 ↑ +67%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,129.11 ↑ +67%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,139.97 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,139.97 ↑ +69%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,139.97 ↑ +69%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,150.82 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,251.34 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,574.30 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,025.66 ↑ +200%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,025.66 ↑ +200%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,106.69 ↑ +212%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,106.69 ↑ +212%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,366.79 ↑ +251%
AETNA AETNA $2,869.72 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,373.50 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,498.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,498.00 ↑ +567%

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Exc thrombosed hemorrhoid 46320 at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $674.70 $101.78 – $2,434.27
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $662.17 $43.94 – $2,126.94
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $674.70 $43.94 – $2,434.27
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $674.70 $43.94 – $2,724.47
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $674.70 $101.78 – $2,368.55
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $674.70 $43.94 – $2,724.47
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $674.70 $101.78 – $2,605.64
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $674.70 $43.94 – $2,366.79

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