Cryptococcus abs qn - sendout 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

$25.35

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.

$169.00

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.

$6.48 with AMERIGROUP vs $169.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $6.48 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.35 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $12.80 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $12.80 ↓ -50%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.80 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.41 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $14.41 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $14.41 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $14.41 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $14.41 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.41 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.41 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $14.41 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $14.41 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $14.55 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $14.84 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $14.99 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $14.99 ↓ -41%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $15.13 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $15.13 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $15.13 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $15.13 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $15.27 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $31.41 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $31.76 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $35.38 ↑ +40%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $35.38 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $40.53 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $40.53 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $40.53 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $40.53 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $40.85 ↑ +61%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $43.62 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $49.94 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $54.46 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $54.46 ↑ +115%
AETNA AETNA $72.16 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $80.43 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $135.20 ↑ +433%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $169.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $169.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $169.00 ↑ +567%

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Cryptococcus abs qn - sendout at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $237.50 $5.19 – $55.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $66.31 $12.80 – $156.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $94.76 $12.80 – $156.80
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $237.50 $10.11 – $55.30
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $237.50 $10.11 – $55.30
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $237.50 $10.11 – $57.95
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $237.50 $12.97 – $55.30
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $25.35 $7.21 – $34.58

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