Injection into brain canal at Greeneville Community Hospital
1420 TUSCULUM BLVD., GREENEVILLE, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1699819003
$320.10
Cash price 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.
$2,134.00
Gross charge 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.
$146.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,134.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $146.00 | ↓ -54% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $207.85 | ↓ -35% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $277.00 | ↓ -13% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $286.43 | ↓ -11% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $286.43 | ↓ -11% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $286.43 | ↓ -11% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $286.43 | ↓ -11% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $286.43 | ↓ -11% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $286.43 | ↓ -11% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $286.43 | ↓ -11% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $289.00 | ↓ -10% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $289.29 | ↓ -10% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $295.02 | ↓ -8% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $297.89 | ↓ -7% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $300.75 | ↓ -6% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $300.75 | ↓ -6% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $300.75 | ↓ -6% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $300.75 | ↓ -6% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $303.62 | ↓ -5% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $528.00 | ↑ +65% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $550.79 | ↑ +72% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $551.99 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $551.99 | ↑ +72% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $551.99 | ↑ +72% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $578.00 | ↑ +81% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $578.00 | ↑ +81% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $624.42 | ↑ +95% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $704.00 | ↑ +120% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $911.22 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,015.57 | ↑ +217% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,063.00 | ↑ +232% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,063.00 | ↑ +232% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HEALTHCARE | $1,237.00 | ↑ +286% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,237.00 | ↑ +286% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,463.00 | ↑ +357% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,707.20 | ↑ +433% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS E NETWORK | $2,071.00 | ↑ +547% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $2,124.00 | ↑ +564% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICAID | $2,134.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $2,134.00 | ↑ +567% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $2,134.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $2,134.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Injection into brain canal at other Tennessee hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville | $824.06 | $254.43 – $1,141.72 |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | BRISTOL | $320.10 | $291.19 – $698.86 |
| Holston Valley Medical Center | KINGSPORT | $320.10 | $291.19 – $698.86 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital | ROGERSVILLE | $320.10 | $278.49 – $607.11 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville | not published | $250.77 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta | not published | $250.77 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville | not published | $250.77 – $1,004.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro | not published | $254.43 – $1,217.22 |