Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$452.25

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.

$3,015.00

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.

$112.72 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,015.00 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 TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $112.72 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $112.72 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $204.40 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $216.59 ↓ -52%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $450.00 ↓ -0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $504.60 ↑ +12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $529.77 ↑ +17%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $529.77 ↑ +17%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $529.77 ↑ +17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $529.77 ↑ +17%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $529.77 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $529.77 ↑ +17%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $529.77 ↑ +17%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $529.77 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $529.77 ↑ +17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $545.66 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $545.66 ↑ +21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $550.96 ↑ +22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $550.96 ↑ +22%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $556.26 ↑ +23%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $556.26 ↑ +23%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $556.26 ↑ +23%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $561.55 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $836.44 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $836.44 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $836.44 ↑ +85%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,011.53 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,055.25 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,154.89 ↑ +155%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,157.32 ↑ +156%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,157.32 ↑ +156%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,192.04 ↑ +164%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,203.61 ↑ +166%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,215.19 ↑ +169%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,778.32 ↑ +293%
AETNA AETNA $1,923.57 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,038.46 ↑ +351%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,086.00 ↑ +361%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,168.57 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,168.57 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,168.57 ↑ +380%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,381.00 ↑ +426%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,015.00 ↑ +567%

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Cerebrospinal fld flw imag at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $900.00 $538.27 – $1,186.20
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $900.00 $538.27 – $1,186.20
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $900.00 $538.27 – $1,186.20
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $900.00 $538.27 – $1,186.20
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $900.00 $538.27 – $1,186.20
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $452.25 $204.40 – $1,157.33
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $489.50 $540.36 – $556.26
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $938.50 $540.36 – $584.25

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