Venous mech thrombectomy at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$2,004.00
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.
$13,360.00
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.
$2,661.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $22,832.77 with AMBETTER — 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 | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $2,661.00 | ↑ +33% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $2,808.00 | ↑ +40% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $3,716.75 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $4,676.00 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $5,183.68 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $5,183.68 | ↑ +159% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $5,278.95 | ↑ +163% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $5,278.95 | ↑ +163% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $5,490.10 | ↑ +174% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $5,490.11 | ↑ +174% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $6,199.04 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $6,452.88 | ↑ +222% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $8,387.00 | ↑ +319% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $8,523.68 | ↑ +325% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $9,572.00 | ↑ +378% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $9,707.06 | ↑ +384% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $10,020.00 | ↑ +400% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $10,051.00 | ↑ +402% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $10,263.00 | ↑ +412% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $10,263.00 | ↑ +412% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $10,473.75 | ↑ +423% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $10,787.96 | ↑ +438% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $10,892.70 | ↑ +444% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $10,892.70 | ↑ +444% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $10,997.44 | ↑ +449% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $10,997.44 | ↑ +449% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $10,997.44 | ↑ +449% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $11,102.17 | ↑ +454% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $12,407.00 | ↑ +519% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $13,360.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $13,360.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $22,832.77 | ↑ +1039% |
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Venous mech thrombectomy at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $6,022.38 | $1,534.53 – $3,142.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $4,498.61 | $2,766.20 – $9,681.70 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $6,428.76 | $2,904.51 – $9,681.70 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $2,004.00 | $2,661.00 – $23,483.78 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | $6,022.38 | $1,636.56 – $3,160.00 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $2,004.00 | $2,661.00 – $23,483.78 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $2,004.00 | $2,661.00 – $23,874.08 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $2,004.00 | $2,661.00 – $22,849.74 |