Assay of glucosidase 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

$22.95

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.

$153.00

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.

$10.74 with AMERIGROUP vs $153.00 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 $10.74 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $13.06 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $13.06 ↓ -43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.07 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $13.18 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $13.31 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.22 ↓ -34%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $21.48 ↓ -6%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $21.48 ↓ -6%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $21.48 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $21.48 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $21.48 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $21.48 ↓ -6%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $21.48 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.48 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $21.48 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $21.48 ↓ -6%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $21.48 ↓ -6%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $21.48 ↓ -6%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $21.48 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $21.48 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $21.48 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $22.12 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $22.12 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $22.34 ↓ -3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $22.34 ↓ -3%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $22.55 ↓ -2%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $22.55 ↓ -2%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $22.55 ↓ -2%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $22.55 ↓ -2%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $22.55 ↓ -2%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $22.77 ↓ -1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $38.74 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $46.83 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $47.64 ↑ +108%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $51.55 ↑ +125%
AETNA AETNA $65.33 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $69.34 ↑ +202%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $72.81 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $86.44 ↑ +277%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $86.44 ↑ +277%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $86.44 ↑ +277%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $137.70 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $153.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $153.00 ↑ +567%

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Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $22.95 $10.74 – $46.83
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $22.95 $12.68 – $46.83
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $22.95 $12.68 – $46.83

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