Cell marker study 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

$83.70

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.

$558.00

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.

$13.25 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $558.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 $13.25 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $15.32 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $15.32 ↓ -82%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $18.37 ↓ -78%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $45.09 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $45.09 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $45.09 ↓ -46%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $48.63 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $48.63 ↓ -42%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $48.63 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $48.63 ↓ -42%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $48.63 ↓ -42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $48.63 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $48.63 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $49.11 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $49.47 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $49.47 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $50.09 ↓ -40%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $50.57 ↓ -40%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $51.06 ↓ -39%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $51.06 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $51.06 ↓ -39%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $51.06 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $51.45 ↓ -39%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $51.54 ↓ -38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $106.01 ↑ +27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $134.25 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $134.25 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $134.25 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $134.25 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $143.82 ↑ +72%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $144.02 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $165.66 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $180.66 ↑ +116%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $180.66 ↑ +116%
AETNA AETNA $238.27 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $265.55 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $280.08 ↑ +235%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $446.40 ↑ +433%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $558.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $558.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $558.00 ↑ +567%

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Cell marker study at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $83.70 $15.32 – $106.01
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $82.11 $15.32 – $280.08
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $83.70 $15.32 – $118.65
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $83.70 $18.63 – $103.15
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $83.70 $15.32 – $118.65
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville $37.17 $13.21 – $97.86
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $83.70 $15.32 – $113.47
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $83.70 $15.32 – $103.07

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