Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement 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

$49.65

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.

$331.00

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.

$36.18 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $331.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $36.18 ↓ -27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $39.39 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $44.17 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $44.17 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $71.19 ↑ +43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $71.19 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $73.33 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $74.04 ↑ +49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $74.75 ↑ +51%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $78.77 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $78.77 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $78.77 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $78.77 ↑ +59%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $78.77 ↑ +59%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $78.77 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $78.77 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $78.77 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $78.77 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $78.77 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $78.77 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $78.77 ↑ +59%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $78.77 ↑ +59%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $78.77 ↑ +59%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $78.77 ↑ +59%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $78.77 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $78.77 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $81.13 ↑ +63%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $81.13 ↑ +63%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $81.92 ↑ +65%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $81.92 ↑ +65%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $82.71 ↑ +67%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $82.71 ↑ +67%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $82.71 ↑ +67%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $83.50 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $87.16 ↑ +76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $111.05 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $111.81 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $111.81 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $111.81 ↑ +125%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $115.85 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $171.72 ↑ +246%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $173.95 ↑ +250%
AETNA AETNA $211.18 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $331.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $331.00 ↑ +567%

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Blood gases o2 saturation direct measurement at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $480.00 $68.54 – $114.22
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $297.00 $78.77 – $373.69
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $297.00 $78.77 – $373.69
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $297.00 $78.77 – $373.69
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $297.00 $78.77 – $373.69
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $297.00 $78.77 – $373.69
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $49.65 $36.18 – $171.72
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $155.00 $47.58 – $82.71

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