Vaccine pneumococcal conjugate 13 valent (pcv13) im 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

$326.57

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.

$2,177.13

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.

$116.35 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,177.13 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $116.35 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $130.35 ↓ -60%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $169.24 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $169.24 ↓ -48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.01 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $176.01 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $257.99 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $257.99 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $257.99 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $322.90 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $322.90 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $446.34 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $593.42 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $593.42 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $593.42 ↑ +82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $605.68 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $762.00 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $1,389.01 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,632.85 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $2,177.13 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,177.13 ↑ +567%

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Vaccine pneumococcal conjugate 13 valent (pcv13) im at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $244.91 $107.77 – $562.66
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $349.99 $107.77 – $562.66
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $326.57 $77.57 – $446.34
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $336.78 $116.35 – $1,923.71
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $326.57 $77.57 – $446.34
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $326.57 $116.35 – $446.34
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $326.57 $64.64 – $446.34
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $500.74 $36.53 – $446.34

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