Ligation of inf vena cava 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

$1,690.80

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.

$11,272.00

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.

$2,426.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $11,319.56 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,426.00 ↑ +43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,909.30 ↑ +72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3,622.76 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,813.14 ↑ +185%
AETNA AETNA $4,813.14 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,813.14 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $5,083.67 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,083.67 ↑ +201%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +207%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,192.46 ↑ +207%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +207%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +207%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +207%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,192.46 ↑ +207%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,192.46 ↑ +207%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $5,217.00 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $5,230.21 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5,244.39 ↑ +210%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,348.23 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5,350.00 ↑ +216%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,364.34 ↑ +217%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,400.16 ↑ +219%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $5,452.08 ↑ +222%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,452.08 ↑ +222%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,452.08 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,452.08 ↑ +222%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5,504.01 ↑ +226%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5,582.80 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5,582.80 ↑ +230%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5,582.80 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5,815.00 ↑ +244%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7,198.00 ↑ +326%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7,525.00 ↑ +345%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $7,890.40 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,017.60 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9,628.00 ↑ +469%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11,272.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $11,272.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $11,272.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $11,319.56 ↑ +569%

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Ligation of inf vena cava at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $1,690.80 $5,230.38 – $11,507.70
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $1,690.80 $5,078.04 – $11,507.70
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $1,690.80 $5,048.52 – $11,005.77
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville not published $1,752.88 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville not published $1,085.86 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta not published $1,085.86 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville not published $1,085.86 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro not published $1,869.19 – $2,225.50

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