Prq card angio/athrect addl 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

$2,262.00

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.

$15,080.00

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.

$401.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $15,080.00 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 BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $401.00 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $410.00 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $410.00 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $948.00 ↓ -58%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $4,195.26 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,278.00 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,851.04 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,851.04 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,190.00 ↑ +174%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,997.12 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $7,283.64 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $9,621.04 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10,556.00 ↑ +367%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10,806.00 ↑ +378%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $11,310.00 ↑ +400%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $11,764.02 ↑ +420%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11,764.02 ↑ +420%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $12,234.58 ↑ +441%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $12,234.58 ↑ +441%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14,004.00 ↑ +519%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $15,080.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $15,080.00 ↑ +567%

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Prq card angio/athrect addl at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $14,166.38 $10,199.00 – $16,047.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $4,864.76 $3,287.00 – $11,504.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $6,952.01 $3,451.35 – $11,504.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $2,262.00 $10,841.15 – $11,274.80
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $14,166.38 $10,199.00 – $16,047.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $2,262.00 $9,440.00 – $11,764.02
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $2,262.00 $11,021.40 – $11,235.41
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $2,262.00 $11,764.02 – $12,234.58

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