Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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

$87.75

Cash price

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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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$585.00

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.

$26.20 with BLUE CROSS vs $585.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $26.20 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $26.20 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $30.05 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $75.70 ↓ -14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $104.33 ↑ +19%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +48%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +48%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +48%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $129.81 ↑ +48%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $129.81 ↑ +48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +48%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $129.81 ↑ +48%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $133.71 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $133.71 ↑ +52%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $135.01 ↑ +54%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $135.01 ↑ +54%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $136.30 ↑ +55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $136.30 ↑ +55%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $136.30 ↑ +55%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $137.60 ↑ +57%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $169.21 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $169.21 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $169.21 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $170.60 ↑ +94%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $170.60 ↑ +94%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $175.72 ↑ +100%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $177.42 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $179.13 ↑ +104%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $196.27 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $204.75 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $271.44 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $282.99 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $373.23 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $435.77 ↑ +397%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $499.51 ↑ +469%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $531.39 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $531.39 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $531.39 ↑ +506%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $585.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $585.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $585.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $585.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $585.00 ↑ +567%

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Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $87.75 $30.05 – $282.99
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $145.50 $132.41 – $136.30
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $246.50 $132.41 – $136.30

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