Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 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

$4,568.55

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.

$30,457.00

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.

$3,678.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $30,457.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,678.00 ↓ -19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $7,711.71 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $10,066.81 ↑ +120%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $11,813.00 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $12,347.00 ↑ +170%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $12,700.57 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $12,700.57 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $12,700.57 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $13,005.14 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $14,132.05 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14,386.57 ↑ +215%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14,386.57 ↑ +215%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $14,400.53 ↑ +215%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $14,494.49 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14,526.24 ↑ +218%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14,665.92 ↑ +221%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20,054.00 ↑ +339%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $27,411.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $30,457.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $30,457.00 ↑ +567%

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Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $4,568.55 $10,066.81 – $14,665.92
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $4,568.55 $10,066.81 – $14,666.10
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $17,271.50 $3,338.00 – $29,725.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $13,047.00 $3,988.00 – $12,325.00
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $4,568.55 $10,066.81 – $14,526.24
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $19,592.50 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $13,047.00 $5,220.00 – $31,497.00
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $17,271.50 not published

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