Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler 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

$473.85

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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.

$3,159.00

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.

$501.02 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $3,159.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $501.02 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $597.13 ↑ +26%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $597.13 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $615.04 ↑ +30%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $621.02 ↑ +31%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $626.99 ↑ +32%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $675.80 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $738.46 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $738.46 ↑ +56%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $764.86 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $764.86 ↑ +61%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $764.86 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $764.86 ↑ +61%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $764.86 ↑ +61%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $764.86 ↑ +61%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $764.86 ↑ +61%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $764.86 ↑ +61%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $764.86 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $787.81 ↑ +66%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $787.81 ↑ +66%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $795.45 ↑ +68%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $795.45 ↑ +68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $803.10 ↑ +69%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $803.10 ↑ +69%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $803.10 ↑ +69%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $810.75 ↑ +71%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,059.84 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,105.65 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,225.69 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,225.69 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,465.78 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,525.80 ↑ +222%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,667.39 ↑ +252%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,877.00 ↑ +296%
AETNA AETNA $2,015.44 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,143.00 ↑ +352%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2,211.30 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,567.44 ↑ +442%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,776.00 ↑ +486%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,943.03 ↑ +521%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,130.87 ↑ +561%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,130.87 ↑ +561%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,130.87 ↑ +561%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,159.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,159.00 ↑ +567%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d complete w/contrast or without & w/contrast with doppler at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,082.00 $675.71 – $2,146.18
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,082.00 $675.71 – $2,146.18
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,082.00 $675.71 – $2,146.18
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,082.00 $675.71 – $2,146.18
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,082.00 $675.71 – $2,146.18
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $473.85 $501.02 – $1,667.39
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,427.00 $780.16 – $803.10
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,844.00 $780.16 – $803.10

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