Albumin (microalbumin) 24 hour urine quantitative 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

$9.75

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.

$65.00

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.

$2.89 with AMERIGROUP vs $65.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2.89 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3.18 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3.18 ↓ -67%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3.19 ↓ -67%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3.22 ↓ -67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3.24 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.10 ↓ -58%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.78 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5.78 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5.78 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.78 ↓ -41%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5.78 ↓ -41%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5.78 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5.78 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5.78 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5.78 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5.78 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5.78 ↓ -41%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5.78 ↓ -41%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5.78 ↓ -41%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5.78 ↓ -41%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5.78 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5.95 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5.95 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6.01 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $6.01 ↓ -38%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $6.07 ↓ -38%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $6.07 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $6.07 ↓ -38%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $6.07 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.07 ↓ -38%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $6.13 ↓ -37%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $12.60 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12.99 ↑ +33%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $13.87 ↑ +42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $16.46 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $19.89 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $23.25 ↑ +138%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $23.25 ↑ +138%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $23.25 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA $27.76 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $30.93 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $58.50 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $65.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $65.00 ↑ +567%

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Albumin (microalbumin) 24 hour urine quantitative at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $221.00 $5.03 – $8.38
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $68.00 $3.50 – $85.56
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $68.00 $3.50 – $85.56
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $68.00 $3.50 – $85.56
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $68.00 $3.50 – $85.56
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $68.00 $3.50 – $85.56
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $9.75 $2.89 – $12.60
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $9.75 $3.09 – $12.60

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