Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance 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

$1,952.70

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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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$13,018.00

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.

$890.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $13,018.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $890.00 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↑ +42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↑ +42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,808.00 ↑ +44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↑ +58%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +64%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,621.61 ↑ +85%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3,938.95 ↑ +102%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,556.30 ↑ +133%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,048.52 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,199.97 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5,250.46 ↑ +169%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,250.46 ↑ +169%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5,278.95 ↑ +170%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5,278.95 ↑ +170%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,300.94 ↑ +171%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,300.94 ↑ +171%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,300.94 ↑ +171%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5,351.43 ↑ +174%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5,490.10 ↑ +181%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5,490.11 ↑ +181%
AETNA AETNA $8,305.48 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8,387.00 ↑ +330%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $9,243.00 ↑ +373%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $9,438.00 ↑ +383%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9,572.00 ↑ +390%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,763.50 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $9,792.00 ↑ +401%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $11,005.77 ↑ +464%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12,407.00 ↑ +535%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $13,018.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $13,018.00 ↑ +567%

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Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $5,914.86 $1,752.88 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,671.22 $1,129.20 – $3,952.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $2,265.27 $2,685.00 – $9,872.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,388.26 $1,185.66 – $3,952.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,952.70 $4,051.26 – $11,319.56
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $5,914.86 $1,869.19 – $2,225.50
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $1,952.70 $3,622.76 – $11,319.56
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,952.70 $4,945.71 – $12,669.02

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