So airplane w/wo joint cf 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

$588.75

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.

$3,925.00

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.

$1,013.04 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $4,029.48 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,013.04 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,570.00 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,675.98 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,675.98 ↑ +185%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,719.00 ↑ +192%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $1,770.18 ↑ +201%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,770.18 ↑ +201%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,848.38 ↑ +214%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,848.38 ↑ +214%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,848.38 ↑ +214%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,848.38 ↑ +214%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,848.38 ↑ +214%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,848.38 ↑ +214%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,848.38 ↑ +214%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,866.87 ↑ +217%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,867.91 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $1,884.00 ↑ +220%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,903.84 ↑ +223%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,922.32 ↑ +227%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,940.80 ↑ +230%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,940.80 ↑ +230%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,940.80 ↑ +230%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,940.80 ↑ +230%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,959.29 ↑ +233%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,962.50 ↑ +233%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,140.00 ↑ +433%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $3,925.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,925.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,925.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $4,029.48 ↑ +584%

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So airplane w/wo joint cf at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $588.75 $1,848.38 – $4,029.48
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $588.75 $1,329.23 – $4,029.48
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $588.75 $1,737.48 – $4,029.48
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $588.75 $1,329.23 – $4,029.48
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $588.75 $1,329.23 – $4,029.48
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE $588.75 $1,329.23 – $4,029.48
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON $588.75 $1,848.38 – $4,029.48
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City not published $1,329.23 – $1,953.97

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