Abdominal MRI (with 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

$636.75

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.

$4,245.00

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.

$156.90 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,245.00 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 $156.90 ↓ -75%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $325.55 ↓ -49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -49%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $325.55 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -49%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $325.55 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $328.80 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $335.32 ↓ -47%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $338.57 ↓ -47%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $341.83 ↓ -46%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $341.83 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $341.83 ↓ -46%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $341.83 ↓ -46%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $345.08 ↓ -46%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $387.63 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $441.75 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $441.75 ↓ -31%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $555.00 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $555.00 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $555.00 ↓ -13%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $709.70 ↑ +11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $777.00 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $777.00 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $777.00 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $777.00 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $786.00 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $868.22 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $905.60 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $946.84 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $946.84 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,095.63 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA $1,812.62 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,020.20 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,448.00 ↑ +284%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,559.00 ↑ +302%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,396.00 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,035.00 ↑ +534%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,245.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $4,245.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,245.00 ↑ +567%

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,085.64 $307.82 – $1,102.45
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $608.88 $278.75 – $2,459.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $870.12 $278.75 – $2,459.00
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $636.75 $325.55 – $709.70
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $624.68 $217.92 – $786.00
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $636.75 $261.50 – $794.30
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $636.75 $316.76 – $690.54
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $636.75 $261.50 – $794.30

All Tennessee hospitals for this procedure →