Ghs corneal fb without slit lamp bilat 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

$73.20

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.

$488.00

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.

$23.55 with BLUE CROSS vs $950.18 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $23.55 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $23.55 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $60.21 ↓ -18%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $101.88 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $101.88 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $104.94 ↑ +43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $105.96 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $106.97 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $163.72 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $170.80 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA $311.34 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +444%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $435.86 ↑ +495%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +495%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +495%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +495%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +495%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +495%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $435.86 ↑ +495%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $435.86 ↑ +495%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +495%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $448.94 ↑ +513%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $448.94 ↑ +513%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $453.30 ↑ +519%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $453.30 ↑ +519%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +522%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $457.66 ↑ +525%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $457.66 ↑ +525%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $457.66 ↑ +525%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $462.01 ↑ +531%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $488.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $488.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $488.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $488.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $488.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $488.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $488.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $488.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $950.18 ↑ +1198%

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Ghs corneal fb without slit lamp bilat at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,154.00 $115.29 – $1,043.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,154.00 $115.29 – $1,043.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,154.00 $115.29 – $1,043.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,154.00 $115.29 – $1,043.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,154.00 $115.29 – $1,043.00
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $73.20 $60.21 – $950.18
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $172.50 $444.58 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $238.50 $444.58 – $3,988.00

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