Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion 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

$511.95

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$3,413.00

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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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$486.59 with AMERIGROUP vs $3,413.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $486.59 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $650.00 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $656.00 ↑ +28%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $660.79 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $660.79 ↑ +29%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $660.79 ↑ +29%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $660.79 ↑ +29%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $660.79 ↑ +29%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $660.79 ↑ +29%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $660.79 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $667.40 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $680.61 ↑ +33%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $687.22 ↑ +34%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $693.83 ↑ +36%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $693.83 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $693.83 ↑ +36%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $693.83 ↑ +36%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $700.44 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $880.90 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.00 ↑ +115%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,440.52 ↑ +181%
AETNA AETNA $1,457.35 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +197%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,624.25 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $2,071.00 ↑ +305%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,124.00 ↑ +315%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,309.00 ↑ +351%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,333.00 ↑ +356%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,333.00 ↑ +356%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $2,711.00 ↑ +430%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,711.00 ↑ +430%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,730.40 ↑ +433%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,413.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,413.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,413.00 ↑ +567%

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,267.59 $606.45 – $998.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $804.83 $543.80 – $1,903.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,150.14 $570.99 – $1,903.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $511.95 $544.15 – $1,440.52
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $1,267.59 $597.71 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $1,267.59 $597.71 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,267.59 $606.45 – $1,004.50
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $511.95 $671.77 – $1,612.25

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