Aspir/inj thyroid cyst 60300 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

$168.60

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.

$1,124.00

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.

$175.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $1,506.19 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $219.00 ↑ +30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.00 ↑ +35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.00 ↑ +35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $284.60 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $390.00 ↑ +131%
AETNA AETNA $479.95 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $534.91 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $650.00 ↑ +286%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.00 ↑ +303%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +310%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $690.91 ↑ +310%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +310%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +310%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $690.91 ↑ +310%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +310%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $690.91 ↑ +310%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +310%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +318%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $711.64 ↑ +322%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $711.64 ↑ +322%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $718.55 ↑ +326%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +330%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $725.46 ↑ +330%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +330%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $725.46 ↑ +330%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +330%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $732.37 ↑ +334%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,011.60 ↑ +500%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.00 ↑ +553%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,124.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,506.19 ↑ +793%

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Aspir/inj thyroid cyst 60300 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $819.50 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $819.50 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $819.50 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $819.50 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $819.50 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,007.00 $704.73 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,077.50 $704.73 – $3,988.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $414.00 $710.31 – $731.20

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