Radiation treatment aid(s) at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$262.50
Cash price 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.
$1,750.00
Gross charge 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.
$106.52 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,750.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $106.52 | ↓ -59% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $106.52 | ↓ -59% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $123.14 | ↓ -53% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $174.52 | ↓ -34% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $180.09 | ↓ -31% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $244.07 | ↓ -7% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $244.07 | ↓ -7% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $244.07 | ↓ -7% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $244.79 | ↓ -7% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $244.79 | ↓ -7% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $254.58 | ↓ -3% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $254.58 | ↓ -3% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $298.39 | ↑ +14% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $339.71 | ↑ +29% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $349.90 | ↑ +33% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $353.30 | ↑ +35% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $353.30 | ↑ +35% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $353.67 | ↑ +35% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $356.70 | ↑ +36% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $356.70 | ↑ +36% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $356.70 | ↑ +36% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $360.09 | ↑ +37% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $360.64 | ↑ +37% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $360.64 | ↑ +37% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $486.85 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $612.50 | ↑ +133% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $740.57 | ↑ +182% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,116.50 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,312.50 | ↑ +400% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,750.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $1,750.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,750.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,750.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,750.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Radiation treatment aid(s) at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $308.12 | $91.32 – $490.83 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $541.68 | $132.87 – $1,281.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $774.09 | $132.87 – $1,281.00 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $262.50 | $106.52 – $761.68 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $308.12 | $91.32 – $490.83 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $262.50 | $72.04 – $761.68 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $262.50 | $106.52 – $852.49 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $262.50 | $123.14 – $741.12 |