Acne surgery 10040 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

$83.55

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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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$557.00

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.

$49.25 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $557.00 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 $49.25 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $66.75 ↓ -20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $141.03 ↑ +69%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $195.76 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $195.76 ↑ +134%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $195.76 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $195.76 ↑ +134%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $195.76 ↑ +134%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $195.76 ↑ +134%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $195.76 ↑ +134%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $195.76 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $201.63 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $201.63 ↑ +141%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $203.59 ↑ +144%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $205.54 ↑ +146%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $205.54 ↑ +146%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $205.54 ↑ +146%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $205.54 ↑ +146%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $205.54 ↑ +146%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $207.50 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $228.66 ↑ +174%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $228.66 ↑ +174%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $228.88 ↑ +174%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $230.88 ↑ +176%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $232.27 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $232.27 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $232.27 ↑ +178%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $233.10 ↑ +179%
AETNA AETNA $237.84 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $258.45 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $265.08 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $426.75 ↑ +411%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $469.81 ↑ +462%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $501.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $557.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $557.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $557.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $557.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $557.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $557.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $557.00 ↑ +567%

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Acne surgery 10040 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $471.50 $198.70 – $1,043.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $471.50 $198.70 – $1,043.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $471.50 $198.70 – $1,043.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $471.50 $198.70 – $1,043.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $471.50 $198.70 – $1,043.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $186.00 $199.67 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $223.00 $199.67 – $3,988.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $223.00 $201.25 – $207.17

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