Ablation cryo retro lymph node 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

$199.65

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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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$1,331.00

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.

$146.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,567.50 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $146.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +45%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $318.59 ↑ +60%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $343.53 ↑ +72%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $411.68 ↑ +106%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $411.68 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $411.68 ↑ +106%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $411.68 ↑ +106%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $411.68 ↑ +106%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $411.68 ↑ +106%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $411.68 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $415.80 ↑ +108%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $424.03 ↑ +112%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $428.15 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $432.26 ↑ +117%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $432.26 ↑ +117%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $432.26 ↑ +117%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $432.26 ↑ +117%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $436.38 ↑ +119%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +164%
AETNA AETNA $568.34 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $633.42 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $897.46 ↑ +350%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $948.00 ↑ +375%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,064.80 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,331.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,567.50 ↑ +2188%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,567.50 ↑ +2188%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,567.50 ↑ +2188%

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Ablation cryo retro lymph node at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,169.61 $376.82 – $2,225.50
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $199.65 $418.52 – $4,283.33
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $199.65 $418.52 – $4,283.33
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $199.65 $400.27 – $4,709.09
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $148.65 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $148.65 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $148.65 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro not published $376.82 – $2,225.50

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