Ghs polysom <6 yrs 4/> parameters 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

$933.60

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.

$6,224.00

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.

$725.52 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,224.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $725.52 ↓ -22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $779.11 ↓ -17%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $779.11 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $779.11 ↓ -17%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $779.11 ↓ -17%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $779.11 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $779.11 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $779.11 ↓ -17%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $779.11 ↓ -17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $779.11 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $802.49 ↓ -14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $810.28 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $810.28 ↓ -13%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $818.07 ↓ -12%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $818.07 ↓ -12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $818.07 ↓ -12%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $825.86 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $830.33 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $830.33 ↓ -11%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $833.96 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,056.04 ↑ +13%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,056.04 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,098.28 ↑ +18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,098.28 ↑ +18%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,698.47 ↑ +82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,731.52 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,877.00 ↑ +101%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,143.00 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,178.40 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,414.91 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,414.91 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,776.00 ↑ +197%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,887.94 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,006.19 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,784.95 ↑ +305%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,784.95 ↑ +305%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,784.95 ↑ +305%
AETNA AETNA $3,970.91 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,356.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,668.00 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $6,224.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,224.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs polysom <6 yrs 4/> parameters at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $933.60 $725.52 – $1,746.89
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $933.60 $290.21 – $1,746.89
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $933.60 $483.68 – $1,955.15
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $933.60 $725.52 – $1,699.73
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $933.60 $483.68 – $1,955.15
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $1,122.45 $715.80 – $1,863.24
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $933.60 $725.52 – $1,869.87
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $933.60 $403.07 – $1,698.47

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