Ablation cryo adrenal tumor 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

$881.55

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.

$5,877.00

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.

$1,082.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $12,858.79 with AMBETTER — 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 $1,082.00 ↑ +23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,488.06 ↑ +69%
AETNA AETNA $2,509.48 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,786.00 ↑ +216%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,796.86 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +263%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,076.00 ↑ +362%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,239.00 ↑ +381%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,239.00 ↑ +381%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,346.82 ↑ +393%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,346.82 ↑ +393%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,351.05 ↑ +394%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,389.02 ↑ +398%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,431.23 ↑ +403%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,289.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,877.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $6,134.47 ↑ +596%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $6,252.44 ↑ +609%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12,858.79 ↑ +1359%

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Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $5,294.00 $2,004.00 – $13,397.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $5,115.00 $2,587.00 – $6,193.46
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $6,222.00 $6,064.13 – $6,242.48

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