Ventilator initial day 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

$198.90

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.

$1,326.00

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.

$81.31 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,592.27 with AETNA — 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 $81.31 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $82.17 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $82.17 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.35 ↓ -3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $219.00 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $244.00 ↑ +23%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $269.97 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $269.97 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $269.97 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $363.00 ↑ +83%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $444.87 ↑ +124%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $457.57 ↑ +130%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $464.10 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $602.77 ↑ +203%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $602.77 ↑ +203%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $602.77 ↑ +203%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $602.77 ↑ +203%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $602.77 ↑ +203%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $602.77 ↑ +203%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $602.77 ↑ +203%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $602.77 ↑ +203%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $602.77 ↑ +203%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $615.26 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $620.85 ↑ +212%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $620.85 ↑ +212%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $626.88 ↑ +215%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $626.88 ↑ +215%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $632.91 ↑ +218%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $632.91 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $632.91 ↑ +218%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $638.93 ↑ +221%
AETNA AETNA $845.99 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,314.03 ↑ +561%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,326.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,326.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,326.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,516.45 ↑ +662%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,516.45 ↑ +662%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,561.94 ↑ +685%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,577.11 ↑ +693%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,592.27 ↑ +701%

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Ventilator initial day at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,331.00 $322.91 – $1,674.66
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $198.90 $81.31 – $1,516.47
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,200.00 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,650.00 not published

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