Splint extn xsm w sof-stretch rolyan 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

$11.25

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$75.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$12.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $136.28 with AMBETTER — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $12.00 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.05 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $13.65 ↑ +21%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $20.87 ↑ +86%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $26.25 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $26.33 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $26.33 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $30.00 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $33.68 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $37.50 ↑ +233%
AETNA AETNA $47.85 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $56.25 ↑ +400%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $62.51 ↑ +456%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $62.51 ↑ +456%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $62.51 ↑ +456%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $62.51 ↑ +456%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $62.51 ↑ +456%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $62.51 ↑ +456%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $62.51 ↑ +456%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $62.51 ↑ +456%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $62.51 ↑ +456%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $64.39 ↑ +472%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $65.01 ↑ +478%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $65.01 ↑ +478%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $65.01 ↑ +478%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $65.64 ↑ +483%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $65.64 ↑ +483%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $65.64 ↑ +483%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $66.26 ↑ +489%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $75.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $75.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $136.28 ↑ +1111%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Splint extn xsm w sof-stretch rolyan at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $11.25 $62.51 – $136.28
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $11.04 $48.00 – $48.00
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $11.25 $58.14 – $136.28
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $11.25 $58.14 – $136.28
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $11.25 $58.76 – $136.28
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $11.25 $58.14 – $136.28
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $11.25 $59.39 – $136.28
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $11.25 $58.14 – $136.28

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →