Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen 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

$9.00

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.

$60.00

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.

$3.67 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $60.00 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 $3.67 ↓ -59%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.89 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.89 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.89 ↓ -35%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.90 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.95 ↓ -34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.01 ↓ -33%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.78 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.78 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7.78 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.78 ↓ -14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7.78 ↓ -14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7.78 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $7.78 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $7.78 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $7.78 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $7.78 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $7.78 ↓ -14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7.78 ↓ -14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7.78 ↓ -14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7.78 ↓ -14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7.78 ↓ -14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $8.01 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $8.01 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $8.09 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $8.09 ↓ -10%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $8.17 ↓ -9%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $8.17 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $8.17 ↓ -9%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $8.17 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8.17 ↓ -9%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $8.25 ↓ -8%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $15.19 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $16.96 ↑ +88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $17.14 ↑ +90%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $17.32 ↑ +92%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $18.67 ↑ +107%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $20.80 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $20.80 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $20.80 ↑ +131%
AETNA AETNA $25.62 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $28.55 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $54.00 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $60.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $60.00 ↑ +567%

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Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $174.00 $6.77 – $11.28
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $64.00 $6.47 – $80.52
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $64.00 $6.47 – $80.52
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $64.00 $6.47 – $80.52
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $64.00 $6.47 – $80.52
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $64.00 $6.47 – $80.52
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $9.00 $3.89 – $16.96
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $9.00 $5.72 – $16.96

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