Artery x-rays adrenal gland 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

$1,357.80

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.

$9,052.00

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.

$187.16 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $9,052.00 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $187.16 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $224.00 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $233.00 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $370.00 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $779.12 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,043.32 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,279.70 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,279.70 ↑ +68%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,281.91 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,291.97 ↑ +69%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,301.83 ↑ +70%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,323.97 ↑ +71%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,173.13 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,173.13 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,203.93 ↑ +136%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,234.74 ↑ +138%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,234.74 ↑ +138%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +138%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +138%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +138%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,265.55 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA $3,865.20 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,307.85 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,715.94 ↑ +395%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,393.69 ↑ +445%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $7,897.41 ↑ +482%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $7,897.41 ↑ +482%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $7,897.41 ↑ +482%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $8,146.80 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $9,052.00 ↑ +567%

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Artery x-rays adrenal gland at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,761.50 $1,570.55 – $2,747.94
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,761.50 $1,570.55 – $2,747.94
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,761.50 $1,570.55 – $2,747.94
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,761.50 $1,570.55 – $2,747.94
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,761.50 $1,570.55 – $2,747.94
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,357.80 $187.16 – $6,715.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,357.80 $187.16 – $6,715.94
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,615.50 $3,142.32 – $3,234.74

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