Consult comp w/report rfrd material 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

$135.15

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.

$901.00

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.

$49.47 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $901.00 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 UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $49.47 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $49.47 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $49.47 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.89 ↓ -62%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $61.68 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $96.94 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $96.94 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $121.82 ↓ -10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $121.82 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $125.47 ↓ -7%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $126.69 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $127.91 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $133.04 ↓ -2%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +23%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +23%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +23%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $166.23 ↑ +23%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $166.23 ↑ +23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +23%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $166.23 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $171.21 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $171.21 ↑ +27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $172.88 ↑ +28%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $172.88 ↑ +28%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $174.54 ↑ +29%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $174.54 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $174.54 ↑ +29%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $176.20 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $201.90 ↑ +49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $302.29 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $315.35 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $362.38 ↑ +168%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $368.96 ↑ +173%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $368.96 ↑ +173%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $368.96 ↑ +173%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $558.00 ↑ +313%
AETNA AETNA $574.84 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $639.63 ↑ +373%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $680.45 ↑ +403%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $680.45 ↑ +403%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $680.45 ↑ +403%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $901.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $901.00 ↑ +567%

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Consult comp w/report rfrd material at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $427.50 $137.85 – $537.88
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $427.50 $137.85 – $537.88
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $427.50 $137.85 – $537.88
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $427.50 $137.85 – $537.88
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $427.50 $137.85 – $537.88
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $135.15 $49.47 – $362.38
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $135.15 $28.83 – $398.95
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $135.15 $49.47 – $362.38

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