Access & clsr pq fem art endogft dlvry w/img uni 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

$67.35

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.

$449.00

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.

$113.69 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $20,688.05 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $113.69 ↑ +69%
AETNA AETNA $191.72 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $213.68 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $223.00 ↑ +231%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +311%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +329%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $404.10 ↑ +500%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $449.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $449.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $449.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $449.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $449.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $449.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $449.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $449.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $449.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $20,293.98 ↑ +30032%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $20,313.69 ↑ +30061%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $20,491.01 ↑ +30325%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $20,688.05 ↑ +30617%

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Access & clsr pq fem art endogft dlvry w/img uni at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $561.00 $256.38 – $23,187.49
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $561.00 $256.38 – $23,187.49
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $561.00 $256.38 – $23,187.49
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $561.00 $256.38 – $23,187.49
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $561.00 $256.38 – $23,187.49
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $511.00 – $2,004.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $484.00 – $3,988.00
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk not published $2,350.00 – $5,220.00

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