Analyze neurostimulator simple w/reprogramming 95971 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

$59.85

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.

$399.00

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.

$39.10 with BLUE CROSS vs $399.00 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.

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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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $39.10 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $39.10 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $45.09 ↓ -25%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $86.26 ↑ +44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $86.26 ↑ +44%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $86.26 ↑ +44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $86.26 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $86.26 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $86.26 ↑ +44%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $86.26 ↑ +44%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $86.26 ↑ +44%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $86.26 ↑ +44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $88.84 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $89.71 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $89.71 ↑ +50%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $90.57 ↑ +51%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $90.57 ↑ +51%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $90.57 ↑ +51%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $91.43 ↑ +53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $100.86 ↑ +69%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $106.38 ↑ +78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +84%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $111.00 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $116.49 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $116.49 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $116.49 ↑ +95%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $139.65 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +136%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $185.14 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $188.04 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $189.66 ↑ +217%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $189.66 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $197.24 ↑ +230%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $197.25 ↑ +230%
AETNA AETNA $254.56 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $267.72 ↑ +347%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $267.72 ↑ +347%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $267.72 ↑ +347%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $299.25 ↑ +400%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $399.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $399.00 ↑ +567%

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