Amputation toe metatarsophalangeal joint 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

$1,343.25

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.

$8,955.00

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.

$291.15 with BLUE CROSS vs $8,955.00 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $291.15 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,569.17 ↑ +17%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,627.24 ↑ +96%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,779.59 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,779.59 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,862.98 ↑ +113%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,890.77 ↑ +115%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,918.57 ↑ +117%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,004.40 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,134.25 ↑ +133%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,192.44 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,288.21 ↑ +145%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,288.21 ↑ +145%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,320.14 ↑ +147%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,320.14 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,331.26 ↑ +148%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,352.06 ↑ +150%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,352.06 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,352.06 ↑ +150%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,383.99 ↑ +152%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,474.54 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,474.54 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,501.41 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,501.41 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $4,155.12 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,262.58 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $5,713.29 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,959.52 ↑ +418%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $8,955.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $8,955.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $8,955.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $8,955.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8,955.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $8,955.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $8,955.00 ↑ +567%

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Amputation toe metatarsophalangeal joint at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,814.50 $2,149.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,814.50 $2,149.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,814.50 $2,149.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,814.50 $2,149.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,814.50 $2,149.00 – $3,529.00
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,343.25 $291.15 – $6,959.52
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,922.00 $1,571.00 – $5,978.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $4,196.50 $2,587.00 – $3,486.00

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