MRA without fol w/cont, pelvis 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

$659.55

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.

$4,397.00

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.

$340.39 with AETNA vs $4,397.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -48%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -48%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -48%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $340.39 ↓ -48%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $340.39 ↓ -48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -48%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $340.39 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $350.60 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $350.60 ↓ -47%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $354.01 ↓ -46%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $354.01 ↓ -46%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $357.41 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $357.41 ↓ -46%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $357.41 ↓ -46%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $360.81 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $389.99 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $389.99 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $453.24 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $480.63 ↓ -27%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $649.93 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $649.93 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $669.43 ↑ +1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $675.93 ↑ +2%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $682.43 ↑ +3%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $742.05 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $786.00 ↑ +19%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $923.00 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $923.00 ↑ +40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,025.00 ↑ +55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,142.60 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,309.75 ↑ +99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,393.35 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,393.35 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,393.35 ↑ +111%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,475.19 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,538.95 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $2,805.29 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,938.00 ↑ +345%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $3,077.90 ↑ +367%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,354.00 ↑ +409%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,346.00 ↑ +559%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,397.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,397.00 ↑ +567%

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MRA without fol w/cont, pelvis at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,110.00 $357.13 – $2,215.26
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,110.00 $357.13 – $2,215.26
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,110.00 $357.13 – $2,215.26
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,110.00 $357.13 – $2,215.26
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,110.00 $357.13 – $2,215.26
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $659.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,885.00 $347.20 – $357.41
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,777.00 $347.20 – $2,326.44

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