Hepatitis c antibody 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

$25.05

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.

$167.00

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.

$7.14 with AMERIGROUP vs $167.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $7.14 ↓ -71%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.80 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $12.80 ↓ -49%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.31 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $13.31 ↓ -47%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $14.27 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.27 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $14.27 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.27 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $14.27 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $14.27 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $14.27 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $14.27 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $14.27 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $14.27 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.27 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $14.27 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $14.70 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.84 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $14.84 ↓ -41%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $14.98 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $14.98 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $14.98 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $15.13 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.20 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28.87 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.87 ↑ +15%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $31.11 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $31.76 ↑ +27%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $46.46 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $48.60 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $55.90 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $55.90 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $55.90 ↑ +123%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $58.45 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $79.63 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $81.19 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $81.19 ↑ +224%
AETNA AETNA $106.55 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $125.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $167.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $167.00 ↑ +567%

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