Place gastrostomy tube perc 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

$598.05

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.

$3,987.00

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.

$494.01 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,987.00 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $494.01 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $494.01 ↓ -17%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $494.01 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $775.00 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $775.00 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $823.00 ↑ +38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $948.00 ↑ +59%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,029.04 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↑ +76%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,063.00 ↑ +78%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,063.00 ↑ +78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +84%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,212.46 ↑ +103%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,237.00 ↑ +107%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $1,237.00 ↑ +107%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +145%
AETNA AETNA $1,702.45 ↑ +185%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,790.61 ↑ +199%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,790.61 ↑ +199%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,790.61 ↑ +199%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,790.61 ↑ +199%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,790.61 ↑ +199%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,790.61 ↑ +199%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,790.61 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,808.52 ↑ +202%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,844.33 ↑ +208%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +211%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,862.24 ↑ +211%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,880.15 ↑ +214%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,880.15 ↑ +214%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,880.15 ↑ +214%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,880.15 ↑ +214%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,897.41 ↑ +217%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,898.05 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,189.60 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $3,234.00 ↑ +441%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,318.00 ↑ +455%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,604.00 ↑ +503%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,903.54 ↑ +553%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,987.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,987.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,987.00 ↑ +567%

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Place gastrostomy tube perc at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $628.50 $733.50 – $1,534.53
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $1,204.43 $813.80 – $2,848.30
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $1,721.19 $854.49 – $2,848.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $598.05 $455.26 – $3,903.54
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $628.50 $954.50 – $1,636.56
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $598.05 $462.83 – $3,987.00
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $598.05 $494.01 – $3,798.15
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $598.05 $449.35 – $3,987.00

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