Cardiac rehabilitation op phase 2 w/continous ecg monitoring 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

$25.35

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$169.00

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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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$28.45 with BLUE CROSS vs $254.96 with AMBETTER — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 CARE $28.45 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28.45 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $41.47 ↑ +64%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $41.47 ↑ +64%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $41.47 ↑ +64%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $47.02 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $59.15 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $62.65 ↑ +147%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $78.42 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $107.74 ↑ +325%
AETNA AETNA $107.82 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +358%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $116.95 ↑ +361%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $116.95 ↑ +361%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $116.95 ↑ +361%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $116.95 ↑ +361%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $116.95 ↑ +361%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $116.95 ↑ +361%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $116.95 ↑ +361%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $116.95 ↑ +361%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $116.95 ↑ +361%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $120.46 ↑ +375%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $121.63 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $121.63 ↑ +380%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $122.80 ↑ +384%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $122.80 ↑ +384%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $122.80 ↑ +384%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $123.97 ↑ +389%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $126.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $145.00 ↑ +472%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $148.00 ↑ +484%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $148.00 ↑ +484%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $169.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $169.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $169.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $169.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $169.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $206.56 ↑ +715%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $206.56 ↑ +715%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $214.82 ↑ +747%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $214.82 ↑ +747%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $254.96 ↑ +906%

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Cardiac rehabilitation op phase 2 w/continous ecg monitoring at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $138.36 $24.53 – $168.81
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $160.14 $36.51 – $378.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $75.21 $24.53 – $229.94
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $228.85 $36.51 – $378.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $25.35 $28.45 – $262.23
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $125.21 $24.53 – $166.39
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $125.21 $34.81 – $166.39
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $166.04 $24.53 – $168.81

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