ER Visit (level 2) 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

$94.35

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.

$629.00

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.

$40.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $629.00 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 $40.00 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $40.00 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.00 ↓ -46%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $60.00 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $133.00 ↑ +41%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $149.81 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $149.81 ↑ +59%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $149.81 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $149.81 ↑ +59%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $149.81 ↑ +59%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $149.81 ↑ +59%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $149.81 ↑ +59%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $149.81 ↑ +59%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $149.81 ↑ +59%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $154.31 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $154.31 ↑ +64%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $155.80 ↑ +65%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $155.80 ↑ +65%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $157.30 ↑ +67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $157.30 ↑ +67%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $157.30 ↑ +67%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $158.80 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $211.03 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $220.15 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $326.59 ↑ +246%
AETNA AETNA $401.30 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $502.87 ↑ +433%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $540.00 ↑ +472%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $540.00 ↑ +472%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $576.44 ↑ +511%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $602.00 ↑ +538%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $613.23 ↑ +550%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $613.23 ↑ +550%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $613.23 ↑ +550%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $624.00 ↑ +561%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $629.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $629.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $629.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $629.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $629.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA not published by hospital
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID not published by hospital
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID not published by hospital
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA not published by hospital

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ER Visit (level 2) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $506.50 $158.36 – $874.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $506.50 $158.36 – $913.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $506.50 $158.36 – $874.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $506.50 $158.36 – $874.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $506.50 $158.36 – $874.00
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $94.35 $149.81 – $326.59
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $264.50 $152.81 – $157.30
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $248.50 $152.81 – $157.30

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