Ghs init tx 1st degree burn 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

$65.25

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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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$435.00

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.

$51.94 with BLUE CROSS vs $435.00 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 $51.94 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $121.02 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $146.00 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $152.25 ↑ +133%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $182.03 ↑ +179%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $182.03 ↑ +179%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $182.03 ↑ +179%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $182.03 ↑ +179%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $182.03 ↑ +179%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $182.03 ↑ +179%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $182.03 ↑ +179%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $182.03 ↑ +179%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $182.03 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $187.49 ↑ +187%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $189.31 ↑ +190%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $189.31 ↑ +190%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $191.13 ↑ +193%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $191.13 ↑ +193%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $191.13 ↑ +193%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $192.95 ↑ +196%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $261.60 ↑ +301%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $261.60 ↑ +301%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $272.06 ↑ +317%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $272.07 ↑ +317%
AETNA AETNA $277.53 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $326.25 ↑ +400%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $396.83 ↑ +508%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +510%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $435.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $435.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $435.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $435.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs init tx 1st degree burn at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $56.12 $157.85 – $362.88
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $65.25 $51.94 – $408.14
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $63.94 $51.94 – $274.68
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $65.25 $51.94 – $408.14
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $65.25 $51.94 – $435.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $65.25 $51.94 – $397.12
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $65.25 $51.94 – $435.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $68.88 $172.85 – $363.90

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