#afb mycobacteria suscep. #1 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

$9.45

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.

$63.00

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.

$1.42 with BLUE CROSS vs $63.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1.42 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1.42 ↓ -85%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.66 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.21 ↓ -24%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7.31 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7.31 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.31 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.31 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.31 ↓ -23%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7.31 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $7.31 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $7.31 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $7.31 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7.31 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $7.31 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $7.31 ↓ -23%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7.31 ↓ -23%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7.31 ↓ -23%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $7.31 ↓ -23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7.31 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.31 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7.53 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7.53 ↓ -20%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7.60 ↓ -20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.60 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7.68 ↓ -19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7.68 ↓ -19%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7.68 ↓ -19%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $7.75 ↓ -18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.36 ↑ +10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.36 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.67 ↑ +13%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.77 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.88 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $15.69 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $15.88 ↑ +68%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $15.94 ↑ +69%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $21.14 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $22.05 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $22.74 ↑ +141%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $22.74 ↑ +141%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $22.74 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA $40.19 ↑ +325%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $63.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $63.00 ↑ +567%

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#afb mycobacteria suscep. #1 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $72.50 $7.31 – $91.22
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $72.50 $7.31 – $91.22
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $72.50 $7.31 – $91.22
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $72.50 $7.31 – $91.22
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $72.50 $7.31 – $91.22
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $9.45 $7.21 – $15.94
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $9.45 $3.66 – $17.54
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $199.00 $6.36 – $7.82

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