Aep thrshld est mlt freq i&r at Johnston Memorial Hospital

16000 JOHNSTON MEMORIAL DRIVE, ABINGDON, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1104812684

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$125.55

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.

$837.00

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.

$101.49 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $837.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $101.49 ↓ -19%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $101.49 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $104.53 ↓ -17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $105.55 ↓ -16%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $106.56 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $112.33 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $112.33 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +50%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +68%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +68%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +68%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $210.67 ↑ +68%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $210.67 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +68%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $210.67 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $215.00 ↑ +71%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $216.99 ↑ +73%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $216.99 ↑ +73%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $219.10 ↑ +75%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $219.10 ↑ +75%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $221.21 ↑ +76%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $221.21 ↑ +76%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $221.21 ↑ +76%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $223.31 ↑ +78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $238.01 ↑ +90%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $247.14 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +122%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $280.81 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $292.95 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $324.76 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $324.76 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $388.37 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $404.27 ↑ +222%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $459.27 ↑ +266%
AETNA AETNA $534.01 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $585.90 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $707.19 ↑ +463%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $810.64 ↑ +546%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $837.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $837.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $837.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $837.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $837.00 ↑ +567%

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Aep thrshld est mlt freq i&r at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $125.55 $101.49 – $459.27
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $746.50 $214.89 – $221.21
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $916.50 $214.89 – $221.21

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