Augumentation percutaneous vertebral inc cavity creation ea addl thoracic/lumbar vertebral body 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

$182.25

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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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$1,215.00

Gross charge

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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.

$223.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,693.18 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 $223.00 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +59%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $307.64 ↑ +69%
AETNA AETNA $518.81 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +190%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $578.22 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,093.50 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,215.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6,565.70 ↑ +3503%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6,572.07 ↑ +3506%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6,629.44 ↑ +3538%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6,693.18 ↑ +3573%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral inc cavity creation ea addl thoracic/lumbar vertebral body at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,611.00 $511.00 – $2,004.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,867.00 $484.00 – $3,988.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $3,487.00 not published

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