Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) 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

$767.70

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$5,118.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$697.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,178.31 with AMBETTER — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $697.00 ↓ -9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↑ +44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,295.88 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +142%
AETNA AETNA $2,185.39 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,435.66 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,462.11 ↑ +221%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,462.11 ↑ +221%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,464.49 ↑ +221%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,486.01 ↑ +224%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,509.91 ↑ +227%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,834.09 ↑ +269%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,919.11 ↑ +280%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,919.11 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,947.45 ↑ +284%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,975.79 ↑ +288%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,975.79 ↑ +288%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,975.79 ↑ +288%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,975.79 ↑ +288%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,975.79 ↑ +288%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,004.13 ↑ +291%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↑ +317%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,076.00 ↑ +431%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,239.00 ↑ +452%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,239.00 ↑ +452%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,606.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $5,118.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,178.31 ↑ +705%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,211.00 $1,509.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,211.00 $1,509.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,211.00 $1,509.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,211.00 $1,509.00 – $3,529.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,211.00 $1,509.00 – $3,529.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $767.70 $2,309.06 – $6,178.31
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $767.70 $2,390.42 – $6,178.31
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,118.00 $2,004.00 – $3,276.00

All Virginia hospitals for this procedure →