Ghs protein, misc fluid 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

$9.00

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.

$60.00

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.

$2.81 with AMERIGROUP vs $60.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2.81 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5.61 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5.61 ↓ -38%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5.61 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.61 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.61 ↓ -38%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5.61 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5.61 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5.61 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5.61 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5.61 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5.61 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5.61 ↓ -38%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5.61 ↓ -38%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5.61 ↓ -38%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $5.61 ↓ -38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5.61 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.61 ↓ -38%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.72 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.72 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5.78 ↓ -36%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5.78 ↓ -36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.83 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5.83 ↓ -35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5.89 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.89 ↓ -35%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5.89 ↓ -35%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5.89 ↓ -35%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5.95 ↓ -34%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $5.95 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.01 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.60 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $6.79 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $6.79 ↓ -25%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12.23 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12.27 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $18.15 ↑ +102%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $20.13 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $20.85 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $20.85 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $20.85 ↑ +132%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $21.00 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $38.28 ↑ +325%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $60.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $60.00 ↑ +567%

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Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $36.00 $5.61 – $45.30
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $36.00 $5.61 – $45.30
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $36.00 $5.61 – $45.30
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $36.00 $5.61 – $45.30
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $36.00 $5.61 – $45.30
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $9.00 $5.61 – $12.23
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $9.00 $2.81 – $13.46
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $9.00 $5.61 – $12.23

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