Biopsy of rectum wall anal approach 45100 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

$1,159.80

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.

$7,732.00

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.

$106.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $7,732.00 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 $106.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $257.73 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↓ -59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,927.79 ↑ +66%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,927.79 ↑ +66%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,929.66 ↑ +66%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,946.51 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,957.74 ↑ +69%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,965.22 ↑ +69%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,708.17 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,789.41 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,789.41 ↑ +141%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,816.50 ↑ +143%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,843.58 ↑ +145%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,843.58 ↑ +145%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,843.58 ↑ +145%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,843.58 ↑ +145%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,843.58 ↑ +145%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,870.66 ↑ +148%
AETNA AETNA $3,301.56 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,679.66 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $5,903.81 ↑ +409%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,499.61 ↑ +460%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,958.80 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $7,732.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $7,732.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $7,732.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $7,732.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $7,732.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $7,732.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $7,732.00 ↑ +567%

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Biopsy of rectum wall anal approach 45100 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,159.80 $257.73 – $5,903.81
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,159.80 $257.73 – $5,903.81
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,789.00 $1,010.00 – $3,276.00

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