Formoterol fumarate, inh 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

$20.70

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.

$138.02

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.

$38.40 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $300.88 with AMBETTER — 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $38.40 ↑ +86%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $48.31 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.34 ↑ +148%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $53.55 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $53.55 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $53.97 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $53.97 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $64.04 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $66.66 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $88.06 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $96.61 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $99.37 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $99.37 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $99.37 ↑ +380%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $103.52 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $138.02 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $138.02 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $138.02 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $138.02 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $138.02 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $138.02 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $138.02 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $138.02 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $138.02 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $143.54 ↑ +593%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $146.30 ↑ +607%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $300.88 ↑ +1354%

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Formoterol fumarate, inh at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $20.70 $46.64 – $260.05
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $20.70 $42.37 – $300.88
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $20.70 $2.20 – $300.88
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $20.70 $17.50 – $102.55
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $20.70 $2.20 – $300.88
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $20.70 $2.20 – $300.88
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City $204.85 $3.90 – $5.83
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE $109.91 $3.90 – $5.83

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