Fluidotherapy charges pt 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

$22.05

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.

$147.00

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.

$14.58 with BLUE CROSS vs $147.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 TENNCARE BLUE CARE $14.58 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.58 ↓ -34%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $14.66 ↓ -34%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $14.66 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.66 ↓ -34%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $14.66 ↓ -34%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $14.66 ↓ -34%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $14.66 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $14.66 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.66 ↓ -34%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $14.66 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $15.10 ↓ -32%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.25 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $15.25 ↓ -31%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $15.25 ↓ -31%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $15.39 ↓ -30%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $15.39 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $15.39 ↓ -30%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $15.54 ↓ -30%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $31.96 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $38.57 ↑ +75%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $38.57 ↑ +75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39.00 ↑ +77%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $40.11 ↑ +82%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $40.11 ↑ +82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $40.90 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $51.45 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $57.04 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $57.04 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $68.21 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $71.00 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $93.79 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $102.74 ↑ +366%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $102.74 ↑ +366%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $102.74 ↑ +366%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $110.25 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +426%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $147.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $147.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $147.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $147.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $147.00 ↑ +567%

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Fluidotherapy charges pt at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $32.30 $12.57 – $49.96
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $42.63 $18.71 – $189.52
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $79.81 $11.18 – $12.57
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $60.92 $18.71 – $189.52
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $22.05 $14.58 – $35.54
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $103.70 $12.57 – $49.96
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $103.70 $12.57 – $49.96
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $98.76 $12.93 – $49.96

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