Alteplase 100 mg infusion from pyxis vial 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

$9,743.32

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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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$64,955.46

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.

$22.41 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,471.67 with BLUE CROSS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $22.41 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $30.45 ↓ -100%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $93.83 ↓ -99%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $93.83 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.83 ↓ -99%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $93.83 ↓ -99%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $93.83 ↓ -99%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $93.83 ↓ -99%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $93.83 ↓ -99%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $93.83 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $96.65 ↓ -99%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $96.65 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $97.59 ↓ -99%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $98.52 ↓ -99%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $98.52 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $98.52 ↓ -99%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $98.52 ↓ -99%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $98.52 ↓ -99%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $99.46 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $111.43 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $114.86 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $115.09 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $139.81 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $139.81 ↓ -99%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $139.95 ↓ -99%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $141.17 ↓ -99%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $142.53 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $166.23 ↓ -98%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $204.55 ↓ -98%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $225.20 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $250.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $250.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $250.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $250.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $250.29 ↓ -97%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $372.63 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $613.69 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $613.69 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $613.69 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $628.40 ↓ -94%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $700.37 ↓ -93%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,324.50 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,471.67 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,471.67 ↓ -85%

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Alteplase 100 mg infusion from pyxis vial at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $11,037.54 $30.45 – $204.55
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $4,871.66 $30.45 – $204.55
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $4,871.66 $30.45 – $204.55
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD $7,469.88 $30.45 – $201.74
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP $7,469.88 $30.45 – $201.74
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $77.74 – $248.65
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $96.34 – $99.17
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $96.34 – $124.95

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