Biopsy needle lymph node superficial 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

$337.05

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.

$2,247.00

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.

$578.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,512.94 with AMBETTER — 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 CARE $578.00 ↑ +71%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $578.00 ↑ +71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +109%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $753.87 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $786.45 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,107.00 ↑ +228%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,266.00 ↑ +276%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,266.00 ↑ +276%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,338.86 ↑ +297%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +317%
AETNA AETNA $1,433.59 ↑ +325%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +334%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,577.67 ↑ +368%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,577.67 ↑ +368%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,611.44 ↑ +378%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +381%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,625.00 ↑ +382%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,640.78 ↑ +387%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,656.55 ↑ +391%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,659.78 ↑ +392%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,659.78 ↑ +392%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,675.90 ↑ +397%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,675.90 ↑ +397%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,692.01 ↑ +402%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,692.01 ↑ +402%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,692.01 ↑ +402%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,708.12 ↑ +407%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +449%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,247.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,512.94 ↑ +942%

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Biopsy needle lymph node superficial at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $2,222.00 $1,509.00 – $2,485.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $2,222.00 $1,509.00 – $2,485.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $2,222.00 $1,509.00 – $2,485.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $2,222.00 $1,509.00 – $2,485.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $2,222.00 $1,509.00 – $2,485.00
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $337.05 $1,577.69 – $3,512.94
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,029.00 $1,010.00 – $3,276.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,825.00 $1,643.67 – $2,603.00

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