Ghs o2 uptake rest & indirect 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

$41.10

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.

$274.00

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.

$15.62 with BLUE CROSS vs $274.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $15.62 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $19.23 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $19.23 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.58 ↑ +13%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $51.68 ↑ +26%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.52 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.52 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $53.52 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.52 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $55.13 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $55.66 ↑ +35%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.66 ↑ +35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.20 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.20 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.20 ↑ +37%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $56.73 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $76.23 ↑ +85%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $79.90 ↑ +94%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $79.90 ↑ +94%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $83.09 ↑ +102%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $83.10 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $95.90 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $116.68 ↑ +184%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $127.14 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $134.15 ↑ +226%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $134.15 ↑ +226%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $134.15 ↑ +226%
AETNA AETNA $174.81 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $191.09 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $191.09 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $191.09 ↑ +365%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $205.50 ↑ +400%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $274.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $274.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $274.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $274.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $274.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs o2 uptake rest & indirect at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $222.63 $16.58 – $92.92
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $41.10 $15.62 – $120.01
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $41.10 $15.62 – $120.01
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $41.10 $15.62 – $134.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $41.10 $15.62 – $116.76
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $41.10 $15.62 – $134.31
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $49.35 $16.58 – $108.78
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $41.10 $15.62 – $128.45

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