Air conduction bilat 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

$15.90

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.

$106.00

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.

$17.06 with BLUE CROSS vs $282.99 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 $17.06 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.18 ↑ +8%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $26.84 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $42.91 ↑ +170%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $42.91 ↑ +170%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $42.95 ↑ +170%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $43.33 ↑ +173%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $43.74 ↑ +175%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $44.20 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $44.20 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $44.20 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $45.26 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $49.18 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $50.45 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $95.40 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $106.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $106.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $106.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $106.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $106.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $106.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $106.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $106.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $106.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $135.01 ↑ +749%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $137.60 ↑ +765%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $282.99 ↑ +1680%

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Air conduction bilat at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $154.00 $47.15 – $128.97
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $154.00 $47.15 – $128.97
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $154.00 $47.15 – $128.97
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $154.00 $47.15 – $128.97
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $154.00 $47.15 – $128.97
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $55.50 $132.41 – $136.30
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $138.00 $132.41 – $136.30
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $104.50 $133.46 – $137.38

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