Echo transthoracic 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

$209.55

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.

$1,397.00

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.

$67.99 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,397.00 with UNITED 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $67.99 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $67.99 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $80.23 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.40 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $265.76 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $288.64 ↑ +38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $288.64 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $360.57 ↑ +72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $413.41 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +143%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +143%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +143%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $509.88 ↑ +143%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $509.88 ↑ +143%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $509.88 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $514.98 ↑ +146%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $525.18 ↑ +151%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $530.28 ↑ +153%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $535.38 ↑ +155%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $535.38 ↑ +155%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $535.38 ↑ +155%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $535.38 ↑ +155%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $540.48 ↑ +158%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $596.52 ↑ +185%
AETNA AETNA $596.52 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $596.52 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $630.05 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $630.05 ↑ +201%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $646.27 ↑ +208%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $646.27 ↑ +208%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $646.27 ↑ +208%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $648.21 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $664.83 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,111.55 ↑ +430%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,117.60 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,397.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,397.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,397.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,397.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,397.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,397.00 ↑ +567%

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Echo transthoracic at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $281.36 $58.61 – $735.15
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $660.68 $87.23 – $1,562.40
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $944.14 $87.23 – $1,562.40
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $209.55 $67.99 – $1,111.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $281.36 $58.61 – $735.15
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $205.85 $67.99 – $684.61
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $209.55 $67.99 – $1,244.06
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $209.55 $80.23 – $1,081.53

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