Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
85%Self-pay discount
85% off list
One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 3,001 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 6.6× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 59
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Ballad Health
- Medicare ID
- 440018
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Johnson City, TN
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.8× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.0× | |
| CT scan 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 15.0× | |
| MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 9.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 6.6× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 12.4× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.5× | |
| Occupational therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.3× | |
| Speech therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.5× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.8× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.4× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.5× | |
| Observation stay 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 1.7× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.6× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $30.75 cash price | $205 85% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $10.50 cash price | $70.00 85% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $20.50 cash price | $137 85% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $20.84 cash price | $139 85% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $16.00 cash price | $107 85% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $6.42 cash price | $42.83 85% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $43.92 cash price | $293 85% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $19.62 cash price | $131 85% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $2.93 cash price | $19.50 85% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $2.93 cash price | $19.50 85% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $42.05 cash price | $280 85% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $103 cash price | $687 85% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 440018, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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