Hla i typing high res 1 allele grp ea 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

$165.60

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.

$1,104.00

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.

$47.12 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,104.00 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 TENNCARE BLUE CARE $47.12 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $47.12 ↓ -72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $84.95 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $116.13 ↓ -30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $169.90 ↑ +3%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $169.90 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $169.90 ↑ +3%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $169.90 ↑ +3%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.90 ↑ +3%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $169.90 ↑ +3%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $169.90 ↑ +3%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $169.90 ↑ +3%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $169.90 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $169.90 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $169.90 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $169.90 ↑ +3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $175.00 ↑ +6%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $176.70 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $176.70 ↑ +7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $178.40 ↑ +8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $178.40 ↑ +8%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $178.40 ↑ +8%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $180.09 ↑ +9%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $181.79 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $181.79 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $189.06 ↑ +14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $189.06 ↑ +14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $307.13 ↑ +85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $370.38 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $374.60 ↑ +126%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $386.40 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $428.35 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $428.35 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $527.73 ↑ +219%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $533.23 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $538.06 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $538.06 ↑ +225%
AETNA AETNA $704.35 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $772.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $828.00 ↑ +400%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,104.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,104.00 ↑ +567%

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