Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-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

$12.15

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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$81.00

Gross charge

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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.

$10.36 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $90.21 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.36 ↓ -15%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.36 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.67 ↓ -12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.77 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.88 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $20.69 ↑ +70%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $27.18 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $28.35 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $31.43 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $31.43 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $37.37 ↑ +208%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $39.00 ↑ +221%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $39.00 ↑ +221%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $39.12 ↑ +222%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $41.38 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.38 ↑ +241%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $41.38 ↑ +241%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $41.38 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $41.38 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $41.38 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $41.38 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $41.38 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $41.38 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $41.38 ↑ +241%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $41.38 ↑ +241%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $41.38 ↑ +241%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $41.38 ↑ +241%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $41.38 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $41.48 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $41.48 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $41.48 ↑ +241%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $42.62 ↑ +251%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $42.62 ↑ +251%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $43.04 ↑ +254%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $43.04 ↑ +254%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $43.45 ↑ +258%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $43.45 ↑ +258%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $43.45 ↑ +258%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $43.86 ↑ +261%
AETNA AETNA $51.68 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $56.70 ↑ +367%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $81.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $81.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $81.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $90.21 ↑ +642%

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Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-2 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $53.00 $11.72 – $66.68
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $53.00 $11.72 – $66.68
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $53.00 $11.72 – $66.68
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $53.00 $11.72 – $66.68
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $53.00 $11.72 – $66.68
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $12.15 $10.36 – $90.21
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $12.15 $10.67 – $90.21
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $12.15 $10.36 – $90.21

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