Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$13.50
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.
$90.00
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.
$3.87 with AMERIGROUP vs $90.00 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 | $3.87 | ↓ -71% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $6.78 | ↓ -50% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $6.78 | ↓ -50% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $7.05 | ↓ -48% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $7.05 | ↓ -48% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $7.73 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $7.96 | ↓ -41% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $8.04 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $8.04 | ↓ -40% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $8.12 | ↓ -40% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $8.12 | ↓ -40% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $8.12 | ↓ -40% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $8.19 | ↓ -39% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $9.87 | ↓ -27% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $16.85 | ↑ +25% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $17.32 | ↑ +28% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $17.56 | ↑ +30% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $17.56 | ↑ +30% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $25.04 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $29.87 | ↑ +121% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $30.32 | ↑ +125% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $30.32 | ↑ +125% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $30.32 | ↑ +125% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $31.50 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $43.19 | ↑ +220% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $44.04 | ↑ +226% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $44.04 | ↑ +226% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $57.42 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $67.50 | ↑ +400% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $90.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $90.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $44.40 | $3.04 – $105.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $63.45 | $3.04 – $105.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $13.50 | $3.87 – $16.85 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | $58.34 | $5.44 – $30.48 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | $58.34 | $5.44 – $30.48 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | $58.35 | $5.44 – $30.48 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $58.34 | $6.96 – $30.48 |
| Hancock County Hospital | SNEEDVILLE | $13.34 | $5.49 – $17.32 |