Ultrasound joint complete left 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

$101.55

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.

$677.00

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.

$20.42 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $677.00 with UNITED 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $20.42 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $34.67 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $76.73 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $76.73 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $81.42 ↓ -20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $97.23 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $97.56 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $97.56 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $97.56 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $97.56 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $97.56 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $97.56 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $97.56 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $98.53 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $100.48 ↓ -1%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $101.46 ↓ -0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $102.43 ↑ +1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $102.43 ↑ +1%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $102.43 ↑ +1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $102.43 ↑ +1%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $103.41 ↑ +2%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $150.09 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $150.09 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $150.09 ↑ +48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $174.73 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $199.85 ↑ +97%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $212.67 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $217.94 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $217.94 ↑ +115%
AETNA AETNA $289.08 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $322.18 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $338.65 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $338.65 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $364.51 ↑ +259%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $364.51 ↑ +259%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $417.00 ↑ +311%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $435.00 ↑ +328%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $541.60 ↑ +433%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $677.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $677.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $677.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $677.00 ↑ +567%

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Ultrasound joint complete left at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $209.46 $66.15 – $186.15
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $176.87 $66.15 – $194.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $101.55 $20.42 – $212.67
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $301.68 $47.68 – $186.15
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $301.68 $47.68 – $186.15
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville $287.31 $47.68 – $186.15
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro $209.33 $66.15 – $186.15
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $99.82 $20.42 – $161.01

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