Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff 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

$1,377.90

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.

$9,186.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $9,186.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $578.00 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,082.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,390.68 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,390.68 ↑ +1%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,390.68 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,599.00 ↑ +16%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,370.91 ↑ +72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,472.81 ↑ +79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,336.00 ↑ +142%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +142%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +142%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +142%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +142%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,341.03 ↑ +142%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,341.03 ↑ +142%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,341.03 ↑ +142%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,374.44 ↑ +145%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,441.26 ↑ +150%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,474.67 ↑ +152%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,488.00 ↑ +153%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,508.08 ↑ +155%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,508.08 ↑ +155%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,508.08 ↑ +155%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,508.08 ↑ +155%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,541.49 ↑ +157%
AETNA AETNA $3,922.42 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $4,109.00 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,213.00 ↑ +206%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,371.62 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,405.00 ↑ +220%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,405.00 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,580.00 ↑ +232%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,120.00 ↑ +272%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $5,120.00 ↑ +272%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,883.00 ↑ +327%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,048.00 ↑ +339%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7,283.43 ↑ +429%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,348.80 ↑ +433%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $9,186.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $9,186.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,186.00 ↑ +567%

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Insertion catheter pleural indwelling tunneled with cuff at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $1,792.47 $1,141.72 – $3,142.00
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $3,402.82 $2,299.20 – $8,047.20
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $4,862.81 $2,414.16 – $8,047.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $1,377.90 $1,281.58 – $7,283.43
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $1,792.47 $1,217.22 – $3,160.00
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,377.90 $1,302.89 – $8,151.73
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $1,377.90 $1,390.68 – $7,086.79
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,377.90 $1,264.94 – $8,151.73

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