Audiometry air + bone 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

$27.45

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.

$183.00

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.

$24.38 with BLUE CROSS vs $273.69 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $24.38 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $42.58 ↑ +55%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $46.34 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $76.31 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $76.31 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $76.31 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $78.14 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $84.91 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $87.09 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $104.54 ↑ +281%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $104.54 ↑ +281%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $104.64 ↑ +281%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $105.55 ↑ +285%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $106.56 ↑ +288%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $125.54 ↑ +357%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $125.54 ↑ +357%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $125.54 ↑ +357%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $125.54 ↑ +357%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $125.54 ↑ +357%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $125.54 ↑ +357%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $125.54 ↑ +357%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $125.54 ↑ +357%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $129.31 ↑ +371%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $129.31 ↑ +371%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $130.57 ↑ +376%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $131.82 ↑ +380%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $131.82 ↑ +380%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $131.82 ↑ +380%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $131.82 ↑ +380%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $131.82 ↑ +380%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $133.08 ↑ +385%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $164.70 ↑ +500%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $183.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $183.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $183.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $183.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $183.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $183.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $183.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $183.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $183.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $183.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $183.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $273.69 ↑ +897%

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Audiometry air + bone at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $160.00 $111.18 – $201.31
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $160.00 $111.18 – $201.31
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $160.00 $111.18 – $201.31
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $160.00 $111.18 – $201.31
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $160.00 $111.18 – $201.31
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $172.50 $128.06 – $131.82
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $198.50 $128.06 – $131.82
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $172.50 $129.07 – $132.87

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