St treatment speech individual 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

$77.40

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.

$516.00

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.

$32.54 with BLUE CROSS vs $516.00 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
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $32.54 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $32.54 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $75.51 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $75.51 ↓ -2%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $75.51 ↓ -2%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $75.51 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $75.51 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $75.51 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $75.51 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $75.51 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $75.51 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $75.51 ↓ -2%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $75.51 ↓ -2%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $75.51 ↓ -2%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $75.51 ↓ -2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $75.51 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $77.78 ↑ +0%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $77.78 ↑ +0%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $78.53 ↑ +1%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $78.53 ↑ +1%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $78.53 ↑ +1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $79.29 ↑ +2%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $79.29 ↑ +2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $79.29 ↑ +2%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $80.04 ↑ +3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +50%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $164.61 ↑ +113%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $173.12 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $180.60 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +143%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $200.21 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $200.21 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $215.00 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $239.42 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $249.23 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +260%
AETNA AETNA $329.21 ↑ +325%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $356.43 ↑ +361%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $356.43 ↑ +361%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $367.12 ↑ +374%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $370.69 ↑ +379%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $374.25 ↑ +384%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $516.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $516.00 ↑ +567%

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