Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only 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

$19.20

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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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$128.00

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.

$4.02 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $128.00 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 $4.02 ↓ -79%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $7.18 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $9.31 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $22.53 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.99 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $22.99 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $23.91 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $24.57 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $24.57 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $25.70 ↑ +34%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $26.99 ↑ +41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $26.99 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.99 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $27.26 ↑ +42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $27.80 ↑ +45%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $28.07 ↑ +46%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $28.34 ↑ +48%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $28.34 ↑ +48%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $28.34 ↑ +48%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $28.34 ↑ +48%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $28.61 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $33.04 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $44.84 ↑ +134%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $44.84 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $44.84 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $47.00 ↑ +145%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $47.00 ↑ +145%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $47.00 ↑ +145%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $47.00 ↑ +145%
AETNA AETNA $54.66 ↑ +185%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $58.84 ↑ +206%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $60.92 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $102.40 ↑ +433%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $128.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $128.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $128.00 ↑ +567%

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Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $30.20 $2.82 – $37.90
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $44.70 $4.20 – $105.70
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $8.74 $2.82 – $44.72
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $63.88 $4.20 – $105.70
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $19.20 $7.98 – $58.84
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $30.20 $2.82 – $37.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $30.20 $2.82 – $37.90
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $30.20 $4.21 – $37.90

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