Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference 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

$91.65

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.

$611.00

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.

$5.37 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $611.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.37 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $20.06 ↓ -78%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $53.09 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $54.72 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $54.72 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $54.72 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $54.72 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $65.38 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $71.30 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $71.30 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $85.17 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $101.57 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $101.57 ↑ +11%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $118.38 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $118.38 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $118.38 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $149.24 ↑ +63%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $157.70 ↑ +72%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +73%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +73%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +73%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $158.98 ↑ +73%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $158.98 ↑ +73%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $158.98 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $160.57 ↑ +75%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $163.75 ↑ +79%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $165.34 ↑ +80%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $166.93 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $166.93 ↑ +82%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $166.93 ↑ +82%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $166.93 ↑ +82%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $168.52 ↑ +84%
AETNA AETNA $260.90 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $290.77 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $346.58 ↑ +278%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $488.80 ↑ +433%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $611.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $611.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $611.00 ↑ +567%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $298.16 $38.61 – $229.75
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $91.65 $13.44 – $346.58
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $298.16 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $298.16 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $298.16 $7.40 – $226.45
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $298.16 $38.61 – $229.75
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $91.65 $8.96 – $387.89
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $91.65 $13.44 – $337.22

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