Emg cranial nerve bilateral 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

$69.15

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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$461.00

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.

$24.66 with BLUE CROSS vs $461.00 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 $24.66 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $24.66 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.07 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $75.70 ↑ +9%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $128.25 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $161.35 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $175.85 ↑ +154%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $175.85 ↑ +154%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $175.85 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $184.64 ↑ +167%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $184.64 ↑ +167%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $192.02 ↑ +178%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $192.03 ↑ +178%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $195.90 ↑ +183%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $195.90 ↑ +183%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $195.90 ↑ +183%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $195.90 ↑ +183%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $195.90 ↑ +183%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $195.90 ↑ +183%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $195.90 ↑ +183%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $195.90 ↑ +183%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $195.90 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $201.78 ↑ +192%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $203.74 ↑ +195%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $203.74 ↑ +195%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $205.70 ↑ +197%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $205.70 ↑ +197%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $205.70 ↑ +197%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $207.66 ↑ +200%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $213.90 ↑ +209%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $229.81 ↑ +232%
AETNA AETNA $294.12 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $313.88 ↑ +354%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $313.88 ↑ +354%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $313.88 ↑ +354%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $345.75 ↑ +400%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $427.07 ↑ +518%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $461.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $461.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $461.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $461.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $461.00 ↑ +567%

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Emg cranial nerve bilateral at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $121.14 $21.26 – $417.52
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $69.15 $24.66 – $439.24
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $69.15 $24.66 – $439.24
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $69.15 $24.66 – $461.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $69.15 $26.07 – $427.38
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $69.15 $24.66 – $461.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $200.55 $21.26 – $570.30
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $69.15 $24.66 – $461.00

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