Brachy source yttrium-90 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

$20,551.20

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.

$137,008.00

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.

$14,144.65 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $137,008.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14,144.65 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $15,417.90 ↓ -25%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $15,417.90 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $15,880.44 ↓ -23%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $16,034.62 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $16,188.80 ↓ -21%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17,386.29 ↓ -15%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17,771.01 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $18,304.14 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $18,304.14 ↓ -11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18,481.85 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $18,481.85 ↓ -10%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18,659.56 ↓ -9%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18,659.56 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18,659.56 ↓ -9%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $18,837.27 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $21,921.28 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23,839.39 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $24,935.46 ↑ +21%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $38,740.80 ↑ +89%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $45,966.18 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $47,952.80 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $48,089.81 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $48,089.81 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $54,803.20 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $56,968.71 ↑ +177%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $61,516.59 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $65,302.61 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $68,504.00 ↑ +233%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $69,470.53 ↑ +238%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $69,470.53 ↑ +238%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $69,470.53 ↑ +238%
AETNA AETNA $87,411.10 ↑ +325%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $137,008.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $137,008.00 ↑ +567%

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Brachy source yttrium-90 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $63,118.50 $11,382.28 – $18,184.50
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $63,118.50 $11,382.28 – $18,184.50
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $63,118.50 $11,382.28 – $18,184.50
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $63,118.50 $11,382.28 – $18,184.50
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $63,118.50 $11,382.28 – $18,184.50
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $20,551.20 $14,144.65 – $38,740.80
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $8,757.66 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $39,035.54 not published

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