Ghs central line insert < age 5, failed 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

$574.35

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.

$3,829.00

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.

$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,715.94 with AMBETTER — 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 $171.00 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $331.53 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +3%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,284.63 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,340.15 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,497.75 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,497.75 ↑ +161%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,542.68 ↑ +169%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,557.66 ↑ +171%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,572.64 ↑ +174%
AETNA AETNA $2,442.90 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,080.71 ↑ +436%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,173.13 ↑ +452%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,173.13 ↑ +452%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,203.93 ↑ +458%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,203.93 ↑ +458%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +463%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,234.74 ↑ +463%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +463%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,265.55 ↑ +469%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,829.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,829.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,829.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,829.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,829.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,829.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,829.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,715.94 ↑ +1069%

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Ghs central line insert < age 5, failed at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,325.50 $1,043.00 – $2,067.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,325.50 $1,043.00 – $2,067.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,325.50 $1,043.00 – $2,067.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,325.50 $1,043.00 – $2,067.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,325.50 $1,043.00 – $2,067.00
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $574.35 $331.53 – $6,715.94
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,842.50 $1,010.00 – $3,227.04
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,971.00 $805.00 – $3,227.04

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