Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s)/steroid lumb/s transforaminal epidural w/img single (both sides) 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

$352.80

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.

$2,352.00

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.

$211.82 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,799.24 with AMBETTER — 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $211.82 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $241.94 ↓ -31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $308.69 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $367.17 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $386.31 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $386.31 ↑ +9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $510.69 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA $510.69 ↑ +45%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $510.69 ↑ +45%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $539.40 ↑ +53%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $539.40 ↑ +53%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $554.94 ↑ +57%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $569.18 ↑ +61%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $570.97 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $598.00 ↑ +70%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $825.34 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $825.34 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $825.34 ↑ +134%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $825.34 ↑ +134%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $825.34 ↑ +134%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $825.34 ↑ +134%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $825.34 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $833.59 ↑ +136%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $850.10 ↑ +141%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $858.35 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $861.12 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $861.12 ↑ +144%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $866.61 ↑ +146%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $866.61 ↑ +146%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $866.61 ↑ +146%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $866.61 ↑ +146%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $874.86 ↑ +148%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $956.80 ↑ +171%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,050.52 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,050.52 ↑ +198%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,050.52 ↑ +198%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $1,196.00 ↑ +239%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,196.00 ↑ +239%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,196.00 ↑ +239%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,799.24 ↑ +410%

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Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s)/steroid lumb/s transforaminal epidural w/img single (both sides) at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,258.05 $733.50 – $1,193.68
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $634.92 $429.00 – $1,501.50
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $485.07 $707.26 – $1,625.88
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $907.34 $450.45 – $1,501.50
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $352.80 $211.82 – $1,799.24
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,258.05 $767.37 – $1,217.22
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $352.80 $211.82 – $1,829.14
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $352.80 $211.82 – $1,750.66

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