Pt application of modality traction mechanical 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

$20.10

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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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$134.00

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.

$14.16 with UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA vs $134.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $14.16 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.16 ↓ -30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.16 ↓ -30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $14.16 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $14.16 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $14.16 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $14.16 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $14.16 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $14.16 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $14.16 ↓ -30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $14.16 ↓ -30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $14.16 ↓ -30%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $14.16 ↓ -30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $14.16 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $14.58 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $14.58 ↓ -27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $14.73 ↓ -27%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.73 ↓ -27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $14.73 ↓ -27%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $14.87 ↓ -26%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $14.87 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $14.87 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $14.95 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $14.95 ↓ -26%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $15.01 ↓ -25%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $30.87 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $35.63 ↑ +77%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $35.63 ↑ +77%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $36.70 ↑ +83%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $37.06 ↑ +84%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $37.41 ↑ +86%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $44.96 ↑ +124%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↑ +129%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $46.90 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $51.99 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $51.99 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $62.18 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $64.72 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $85.49 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +477%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $134.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $134.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $134.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $134.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $134.00 ↑ +567%

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Pt application of modality traction mechanical at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $87.00 $15.87 – $109.46
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $87.00 $15.87 – $109.46
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $87.00 $15.87 – $109.46
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $87.00 $15.87 – $109.46
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $87.00 $15.87 – $109.46
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $20.10 $14.16 – $35.64
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $40.50 $14.44 – $14.87
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $75.00 $14.44 – $61.00

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