88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at Lonesome Pine Hospital

1990 HOLTON AVE., BIG STONE GAP, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1326041716

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$29.55

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.

$197.00

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.

$8.54 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $197.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.54 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $11.80 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $18.04 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.04 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $18.76 ↓ -37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $41.86 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $49.88 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $66.73 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $66.73 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $66.73 ↑ +126%
AETNA AETNA $84.12 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $93.75 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $125.48 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $125.48 ↑ +325%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $125.60 ↑ +325%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $126.70 ↑ +329%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $127.91 ↑ +333%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $177.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $197.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $197.00 ↑ +567%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $89.00 $19.19 – $108.33
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $68.00 $19.38 – $143.36
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $68.00 $19.38 – $143.36
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $68.00 $19.38 – $143.36
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $68.00 $19.38 – $143.36
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $68.00 $19.38 – $143.36
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $29.55 $11.12 – $127.91
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $29.55 $11.80 – $127.91

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