Volume measurement urine timed 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

$5.40

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.

$36.00

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.

$1.53 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $36.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1.53 ↓ -72%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1.64 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3.35 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3.35 ↓ -38%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3.35 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.64 ↓ -33%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3.64 ↓ -33%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3.64 ↓ -33%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3.64 ↓ -33%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3.64 ↓ -33%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3.64 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.64 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3.64 ↓ -33%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3.64 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3.68 ↓ -32%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3.75 ↓ -31%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3.79 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3.79 ↓ -30%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3.82 ↓ -29%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3.82 ↓ -29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3.82 ↓ -29%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3.82 ↓ -29%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3.86 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5.66 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5.66 ↑ +5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7.94 ↑ +47%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $7.94 ↑ +47%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $8.11 ↑ +50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $8.11 ↑ +50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $8.11 ↑ +50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HEALTHCARE $8.11 ↑ +50%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $9.29 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $9.80 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $10.39 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $11.33 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $11.33 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $15.37 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $17.13 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $28.80 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $36.00 ↑ +567%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $36.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $36.00 ↑ +567%

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Volume measurement urine timed at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $7.70 $2.66 – $18.20
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $13.11 $3.17 – $7.28
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $11.00 $2.66 – $18.20
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $5.40 $1.82 – $7.94
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE $5.06 $2.13 – $7.94
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL $5.40 $1.82 – $8.74
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY $5.40 $1.82 – $7.94
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT $5.40 $1.82 – $8.74

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