Rem/biv cast full arm/leg 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

$28.95

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.

$193.00

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.

$33.21 with BLUE CROSS vs $594.90 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 BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $33.21 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $64.75 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $67.55 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $123.13 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↑ +491%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $193.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $193.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $193.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $193.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $193.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $193.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $193.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $193.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $193.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $193.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $193.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $251.61 ↑ +769%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $251.61 ↑ +769%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $259.16 ↑ +795%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $261.67 ↑ +804%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $264.19 ↑ +813%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $281.08 ↑ +871%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $289.26 ↑ +899%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $594.90 ↑ +1955%

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Rem/biv cast full arm/leg at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $395.00 $180.52 – $1,043.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $395.00 $180.52 – $1,043.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $395.00 $180.52 – $1,043.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $395.00 $180.52 – $1,043.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $395.00 $180.52 – $1,043.00
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $28.95 $33.21 – $594.90
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $28.95 $33.21 – $594.90
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $28.95 $33.21 – $594.90

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