Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral 2nd level w/image guidance 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

$129.90

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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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$866.00

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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.

$79.67 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,050.52 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.

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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

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 $79.67 ↓ -39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $149.18 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $177.45 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $186.69 ↑ +44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $186.69 ↑ +44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $246.81 ↑ +90%
AETNA AETNA $246.81 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $246.81 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $260.68 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $260.68 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $268.19 ↑ +106%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $275.07 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $289.00 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $416.16 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $416.16 ↑ +220%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $462.40 ↑ +256%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $578.00 ↑ +345%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $578.00 ↑ +345%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $578.00 ↑ +345%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,050.52 ↑ +709%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,050.52 ↑ +709%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,050.52 ↑ +709%

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Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet lumbar/sacral 2nd level w/image guidance at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $758.24 $1,141.72 – $2,225.50
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $652.09 $427.80 – $1,497.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $299.00 $49.86 – $98.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $931.87 $449.19 – $1,497.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $129.90 $79.67 – $1,006.83
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $758.24 $1,217.22 – $2,225.50
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $129.90 $79.67 – $1,003.32
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $129.90 $79.67 – $1,092.54

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