Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$241.50

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.

$1,610.00

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.

$126.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $1,610.00 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $126.00 ↓ -48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $126.00 ↓ -48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $146.00 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $146.00 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↓ -28%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $415.54 ↑ +72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $461.56 ↑ +91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $614.23 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $614.23 ↑ +154%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $614.23 ↑ +154%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $650.00 ↑ +169%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $656.00 ↑ +172%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $658.69 ↑ +173%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $658.69 ↑ +173%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $658.69 ↑ +173%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $658.69 ↑ +173%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $658.69 ↑ +173%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $658.69 ↑ +173%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $658.69 ↑ +173%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $665.27 ↑ +175%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $678.45 ↑ +181%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↑ +181%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $685.04 ↑ +184%
AETNA AETNA $687.47 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $691.62 ↑ +186%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $691.62 ↑ +186%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $691.62 ↑ +186%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $691.62 ↑ +186%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $698.21 ↑ +189%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $766.20 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.00 ↑ +356%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,288.00 ↑ +433%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,435.94 ↑ +495%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +531%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,610.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $1,610.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,610.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,610.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,610.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,610.00 ↑ +567%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $817.85 $552.60 – $1,934.10
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,168.75 $580.23 – $1,934.10
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $241.50 $516.15 – $1,435.94
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $860.48 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $236.90 $632.66 – $764.35
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $241.50 $575.46 – $1,607.12
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $241.50 $453.93 – $1,397.17

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