Frozen blood thaw 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

$93.75

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.

$625.00

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.

$16.95 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $625.00 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 $16.95 ↓ -82%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $53.09 ↓ -43%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $116.86 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $116.86 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $116.86 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $116.86 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $118.38 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $118.38 ↑ +26%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $118.38 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $140.54 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $144.72 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $153.26 ↑ +63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $153.26 ↑ +63%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +70%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +70%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +70%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $158.98 ↑ +70%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +70%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $158.98 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.57 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $161.31 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $163.75 ↑ +75%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $165.34 ↑ +76%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $166.93 ↑ +78%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $166.93 ↑ +78%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $166.93 ↑ +78%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $166.93 ↑ +78%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $168.52 ↑ +80%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $182.61 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $219.53 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $219.53 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA $266.88 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↑ +202%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $294.75 ↑ +214%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $297.44 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $346.58 ↑ +270%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $500.00 ↑ +433%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $625.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $625.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $625.00 ↑ +567%

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Frozen blood thaw at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $93.75 $42.36 – $346.58
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $92.00 $23.54 – $182.61
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $93.75 $28.24 – $387.89
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $93.75 $42.36 – $337.22
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $93.75 $28.24 – $387.89
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $93.75 $42.36 – $370.97
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $93.75 $23.54 – $336.97
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $92.00 $42.36 – $163.92

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