Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at Greeneville Community Hospital

1420 TUSCULUM BLVD., GREENEVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1699819003

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$668.55

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.

$4,457.00

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.

$192.25 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,457.00 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $192.25 ↓ -71%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $325.55 ↓ -51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -51%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $325.55 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -51%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -51%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $328.80 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $335.32 ↓ -50%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $338.57 ↓ -49%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $341.83 ↓ -49%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $341.83 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $341.83 ↓ -49%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $341.83 ↓ -49%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $345.08 ↓ -48%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $387.63 ↓ -42%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $555.00 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $555.00 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $555.00 ↓ -17%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $709.70 ↑ +6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $777.00 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $777.00 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $777.00 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $777.00 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $786.00 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $817.52 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $817.52 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $935.23 ↑ +40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,019.91 ↑ +53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,019.91 ↑ +53%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,150.35 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,675.92 ↑ +151%
AETNA AETNA $1,903.14 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,121.09 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,448.00 ↑ +266%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,559.00 ↑ +283%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,565.60 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,035.00 ↑ +504%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,457.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,457.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,457.00 ↑ +567%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,248.42 $307.82 – $1,180.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,691.05 $315.33 – $2,459.00
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $1,457.51 $283.71 – $652.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $2,416.60 $315.33 – $2,459.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $668.55 $325.55 – $709.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $1,248.29 $264.35 – $1,180.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,248.29 $264.35 – $1,180.16
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,383.14 $264.35 – $1,339.04

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →