Sumatriptan 6 mg/0.5 ml subcutaneous solution 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

$52.76

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.

$351.73

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 $195.64 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $51.68 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $51.68 ↓ -2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $65.64 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $66.40 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $66.42 ↑ +26%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $68.47 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $88.31 ↑ +67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $88.31 ↑ +67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $88.31 ↑ +67%
AETNA AETNA $124.82 ↑ +137%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $195.64 ↑ +271%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $195.64 ↑ +271%

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Sumatriptan 6 mg/0.5 ml subcutaneous solution at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $25.13 $25.92 – $270.20
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $25.13 $25.92 – $270.20
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $25.13 $25.92 – $270.20
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $25.13 $25.92 – $270.20
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $25.13 $25.92 – $270.20
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $86.99 $33.21 – $66.42
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $50.65 $33.21 – $66.42
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $50.65 $33.21 – $66.42

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