Nerve conduction studies 9-10 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W. ELK AVE., ELIZABETHTON, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891801734
$62.85
Cash price 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.
$419.00
Gross charge 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.
$71.85 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $738.05 with AMBETTER — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $71.85 | ↑ +14% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $83.57 | ↑ +33% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $83.57 | ↑ +33% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $116.57 | ↑ +85% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $146.65 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $162.57 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $162.57 | ↑ +159% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $184.64 | ↑ +194% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $184.64 | ↑ +194% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $192.02 | ↑ +206% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $192.03 | ↑ +206% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $194.42 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $202.38 | ↑ +222% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $267.32 | ↑ +325% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $293.30 | ↑ +367% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $314.25 | ↑ +400% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $338.56 | ↑ +439% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $348.71 | ↑ +455% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $352.10 | ↑ +460% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $352.10 | ↑ +460% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $355.48 | ↑ +466% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $355.48 | ↑ +466% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $355.48 | ↑ +466% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $358.87 | ↑ +471% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $385.97 | ↑ +514% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $385.97 | ↑ +514% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $385.97 | ↑ +514% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $410.42 | ↑ +553% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $419.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $419.00 | ↑ +567% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $419.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $419.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $419.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $738.05 | ↑ +1074% |
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Nerve conduction studies 9-10 at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $1,211.52 | $72.04 – $711.42 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson | $285.35 | $107.22 – $674.80 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga | $407.78 | $107.22 – $674.80 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | JOHNSON CITY | $62.85 | $71.85 – $759.10 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | GREENEVILLE | $62.85 | $28.74 – $759.10 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $62.85 | $47.90 – $771.71 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | JOHNSON CITY | $62.85 | $71.85 – $738.60 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $62.85 | $47.90 – $771.71 |