Braf gene 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

$230.10

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.

$1,534.00

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.

$87.70 with AMERIGROUP vs $1,534.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $87.70 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $115.92 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $115.92 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $161.33 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $167.97 ↓ -27%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $167.97 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $173.01 ↓ -25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $174.69 ↓ -24%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $175.40 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $175.40 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $175.40 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $175.40 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $175.40 ↓ -24%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $175.40 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $175.40 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $175.40 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $175.40 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $175.40 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $175.40 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $175.40 ↓ -24%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $175.40 ↓ -24%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $175.40 ↓ -24%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $175.40 ↓ -24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $175.40 ↓ -24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $175.40 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $176.37 ↓ -23%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $180.66 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $180.66 ↓ -21%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $182.42 ↓ -21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $182.42 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $184.17 ↓ -20%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $184.17 ↓ -20%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $184.17 ↓ -20%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $185.92 ↓ -19%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $382.37 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $386.87 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $514.66 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $536.90 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $595.19 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $595.19 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $740.92 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $978.69 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,073.80 ↑ +367%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,534.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,534.00 ↑ +567%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $730.00 $175.40 – $254.33
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $421.00 $175.40 – $529.70
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $421.00 $175.40 – $529.70
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $421.00 $175.40 – $529.70
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $421.00 $175.40 – $529.70
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $421.00 $175.40 – $529.70
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $230.10 $161.33 – $382.37
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $234.00 $178.91 – $215.10

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