Sleep study attended at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$520.05
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.
$3,467.00
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.
$181.48 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,467.00 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.
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 CARE | $181.48 | ↓ -65% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $181.48 | ↓ -65% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $307.95 | ↓ -41% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↓ -35% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $348.71 | ↓ -33% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $352.10 | ↓ -32% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $352.10 | ↓ -32% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $355.48 | ↓ -32% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $355.48 | ↓ -32% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $355.48 | ↓ -32% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $358.87 | ↓ -31% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $410.42 | ↓ -21% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $715.11 | ↑ +38% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $738.05 | ↑ +42% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $964.52 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,056.04 | ↑ +103% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,056.04 | ↑ +103% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,098.28 | ↑ +111% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,098.28 | ↑ +111% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,210.79 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,210.79 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,210.79 | ↑ +133% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,213.45 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,608.69 | ↑ +209% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $1,749.58 | ↑ +236% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,749.58 | ↑ +236% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,749.58 | ↑ +236% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,877.00 | ↑ +261% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $2,143.00 | ↑ +312% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,211.95 | ↑ +325% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $2,600.25 | ↑ +400% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2,776.00 | ↑ +434% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $3,467.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,467.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Sleep study attended at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $520.05 | $181.48 – $973.20 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $520.05 | $181.48 – $1,056.04 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $520.05 | $181.48 – $990.34 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $520.05 | $220.59 – $1,056.04 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $520.05 | $181.48 – $990.34 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville | $456.75 | $156.45 – $971.74 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | KINGSPORT | $520.05 | $181.48 – $929.28 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City | $418.20 | $421.51 – $969.00 |