Ghs chemo >8 hrs 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

$279.90

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.

$1,866.00

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.

$163.44 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,866.00 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.

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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 $163.44 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $165.17 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $165.17 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $186.99 ↓ -33%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $274.82 ↓ -2%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $299.68 ↑ +7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $299.68 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +7%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +7%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $299.68 ↑ +7%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $299.68 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $308.67 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $311.67 ↑ +11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $311.67 ↑ +11%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $314.66 ↑ +12%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $314.66 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $314.66 ↑ +12%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $317.66 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $384.19 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $384.19 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $384.19 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $519.12 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $589.55 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $589.55 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $589.55 ↑ +111%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $653.10 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $653.30 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $706.01 ↑ +152%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $706.01 ↑ +152%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $734.25 ↑ +162%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $734.25 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $865.82 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $940.00 ↑ +236%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,073.00 ↑ +283%
AETNA AETNA $1,190.51 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,391.00 ↑ +397%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,399.50 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,866.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,866.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs chemo >8 hrs at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $317.32 $106.00 – $710.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $453.46 $106.00 – $710.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $279.90 $163.44 – $671.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $279.90 $74.80 – $706.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $279.90 $124.66 – $752.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $279.90 $163.44 – $706.01
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $279.90 $124.66 – $752.03
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $131.25 $142.39 – $607.46

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →