Ablate heart dysrhythm focus 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

$3,730.80

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.

$24,872.00

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.

$836.28 with BLUE CROSS vs $24,872.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $836.28 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,571.00 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,642.00 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,879.48 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,097.00 ↓ -17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6,297.59 ↑ +69%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7,610.01 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7,838.31 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7,838.31 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7,914.41 ↑ +112%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $7,990.51 ↑ +114%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7,990.51 ↑ +114%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7,990.51 ↑ +114%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7,990.51 ↑ +114%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,990.51 ↑ +114%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $8,066.61 ↑ +116%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $10,371.62 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $10,371.62 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $10,371.62 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $10,620.34 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $11,540.61 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $11,836.58 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $16,589.83 ↑ +345%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $18,264.03 ↑ +390%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $22,287.62 ↑ +497%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $22,287.62 ↑ +497%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $22,309.25 ↑ +498%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $22,384.80 ↑ +500%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $22,504.00 ↑ +503%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $22,720.38 ↑ +509%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $24,872.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $24,872.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $24,872.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $24,872.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $24,872.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $24,872.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $24,872.00 ↑ +567%

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Ablate heart dysrhythm focus at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $5,368.00 $2,220.35 – $22,351.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $5,368.00 $2,220.35 – $22,351.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $5,368.00 $2,220.35 – $22,351.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $5,368.00 $2,220.35 – $22,351.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $5,368.00 $2,220.35 – $22,351.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $3,730.80 $566.85 – $21,638.46
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $3,730.80 $836.28 – $21,638.72
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,426.00 $5,980.00 – $7,971.49

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