Obtaining screen pap smear 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

$5.55

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.

$37.00

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.

$3.30 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $58.84 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 $3.30 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $4.71 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $4.71 ↓ -15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $9.55 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $11.36 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.95 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $11.95 ↑ +115%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $14.84 ↑ +167%
AETNA AETNA $15.80 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $15.80 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $15.80 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $16.69 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $16.69 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $17.17 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $17.61 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $18.50 ↑ +233%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $23.17 ↑ +317%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $23.17 ↑ +317%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $23.17 ↑ +317%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $26.64 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $26.64 ↑ +380%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +386%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +386%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +386%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +386%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $26.99 ↑ +386%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +386%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $26.99 ↑ +386%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $27.26 ↑ +391%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $27.80 ↑ +401%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $28.07 ↑ +406%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $28.34 ↑ +411%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $28.34 ↑ +411%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $28.34 ↑ +411%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $28.34 ↑ +411%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $28.61 ↑ +415%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $29.60 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $36.01 ↑ +549%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $37.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $37.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $37.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $58.84 ↑ +960%

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Obtaining screen pap smear at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $5.55 $4.71 – $58.84
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $5.29 $4.58 – $24.33
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $5.55 $4.71 – $59.82
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $5.55 $5.72 – $57.25
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $5.55 $4.71 – $59.82
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $5.55 $4.71 – $57.21
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $5.55 $4.58 – $57.21
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY $5.29 $4.71 – $24.10

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