CT Angiogram of the Head 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

$559.65

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.

$3,731.00

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.

$171.14 with AETNA vs $3,731.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -69%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -69%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -69%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $171.14 ↓ -69%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $171.14 ↓ -69%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -69%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $171.14 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $176.27 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $176.27 ↓ -69%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.98 ↓ -68%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $177.98 ↓ -68%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $179.69 ↓ -68%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $179.69 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $179.69 ↓ -68%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $181.40 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $237.37 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $237.37 ↓ -58%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $251.02 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $304.62 ↓ -46%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $373.08 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $486.61 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $488.00 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $488.00 ↓ -13%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $502.68 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $502.68 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $517.76 ↓ -7%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $522.79 ↓ -7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $527.81 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $542.00 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $574.47 ↑ +3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $658.50 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $700.53 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $700.53 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $700.53 ↑ +25%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,251.75 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,305.85 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $2,380.38 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,582.00 ↑ +361%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,947.00 ↑ +427%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,731.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,731.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,731.00 ↑ +567%

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CT Angiogram of the Head at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $4,981.00 $401.74 – $413.79
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $992.00 $178.02 – $1,848.55
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $992.00 $178.02 – $1,848.55
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $992.00 $178.02 – $1,848.55
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $992.00 $178.02 – $1,848.55
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $992.00 $178.02 – $1,848.55
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $559.65 $171.14 – $502.68
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,137.00 $174.56 – $179.69

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