_afb id by dna probe rflx ast 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

$35.10

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.

$234.00

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.

$10.03 with AMERIGROUP vs $234.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $10.03 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.36 ↓ -70%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.36 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.67 ↓ -70%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.77 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.88 ↓ -69%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $20.05 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $20.05 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $20.05 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.05 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.05 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $20.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $20.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $20.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $20.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $20.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $20.05 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $20.05 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $20.05 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $20.05 ↓ -43%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $20.05 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $20.05 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.05 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $20.65 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $20.65 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $20.85 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.85 ↓ -41%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $21.05 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $21.05 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $21.05 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $21.25 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.56 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.11 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.11 ↓ -26%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $43.71 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $44.03 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $73.62 ↑ +110%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $78.51 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $78.65 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $78.65 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $78.65 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $81.90 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $149.29 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $234.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $234.00 ↑ +567%

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