Inj for mammo ductogram 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

$242.10

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.

$1,614.00

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.

$157.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,076.00 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $166.00 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↓ -5%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $299.34 ↑ +24%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $376.60 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $401.00 ↑ +66%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $410.00 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $410.00 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $476.19 ↑ +97%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $476.19 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $495.24 ↑ +105%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $495.24 ↑ +105%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +139%
AETNA AETNA $686.49 ↑ +184%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +191%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $807.00 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,076.00 ↑ +344%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,076.00 ↑ +344%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,076.00 ↑ +344%

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Inj for mammo ductogram at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $327.03 $394.86 – $2,225.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $242.10 $438.84 – $456.39
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $327.03 $394.86 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $242.10 $476.19 – $476.19
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $242.10 $446.13 – $454.80
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $242.10 $476.19 – $495.24
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $242.10 $433.14 – $454.80
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $84.42 $62.55 – $62.55

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