Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming 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

$54.75

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.

$365.00

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.

$23.35 with BLUE CROSS vs $365.00 with WELLCARE — 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 CARE $23.35 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $23.35 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $26.91 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $67.69 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $67.69 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $67.69 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $75.70 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +74%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $97.01 ↑ +77%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $101.54 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +101%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $120.71 ↑ +120%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.71 ↑ +120%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $120.71 ↑ +120%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $120.71 ↑ +120%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $120.71 ↑ +120%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $120.71 ↑ +120%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $120.71 ↑ +120%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $120.71 ↑ +120%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $120.71 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $124.33 ↑ +127%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $125.54 ↑ +129%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $125.54 ↑ +129%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $126.75 ↑ +132%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $126.75 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $126.75 ↑ +132%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $127.75 ↑ +133%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $127.95 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +158%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $169.36 ↑ +209%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $189.66 ↑ +246%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $189.66 ↑ +246%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $197.24 ↑ +260%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $197.25 ↑ +260%
AETNA AETNA $232.87 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $263.15 ↑ +381%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $273.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $298.89 ↑ +446%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $298.89 ↑ +446%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $298.89 ↑ +446%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $365.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $365.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $54.75 $23.35 – $270.65
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $53.82 $23.35 – $199.14
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE $54.75 $23.35 – $270.65
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $54.75 $23.35 – $302.92
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $54.75 $26.91 – $263.35
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $54.75 $23.35 – $302.92
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $54.75 $23.35 – $289.71
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $54.75 $23.35 – $263.15

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