Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$62.25

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.

$415.00

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.

$13.44 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $415.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $13.44 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $25.49 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $25.49 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $28.67 ↓ -54%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $61.68 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $65.38 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $65.38 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $65.38 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $72.90 ↑ +17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $139.23 ↑ +124%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↑ +131%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $143.50 ↑ +131%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↑ +131%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $145.25 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +167%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +167%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +167%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +167%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $166.23 ↑ +167%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $166.23 ↑ +167%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +167%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $166.23 ↑ +167%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $171.21 ↑ +175%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $171.21 ↑ +175%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $172.07 ↑ +176%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $172.07 ↑ +176%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $172.88 ↑ +178%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $172.88 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $174.54 ↑ +180%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $174.54 ↑ +180%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $174.54 ↑ +180%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $176.20 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $177.23 ↑ +185%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $178.95 ↑ +187%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $180.67 ↑ +190%
AETNA AETNA $264.77 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $362.38 ↑ +482%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $415.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $415.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $415.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $415.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $415.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $415.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $415.00 ↑ +567%

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