Brachy src stranded c-131 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

$74.70

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.

$498.00

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.

$60.78 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,398.92 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 $60.78 ↓ -19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $119.11 ↑ +59%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $119.11 ↑ +59%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $119.11 ↑ +59%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $119.11 ↑ +59%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $119.11 ↑ +59%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $119.11 ↑ +59%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $119.11 ↑ +59%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $119.11 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $122.68 ↑ +64%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $122.68 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $123.87 ↑ +66%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $125.07 ↑ +67%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $125.07 ↑ +67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $125.07 ↑ +67%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $125.07 ↑ +67%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $125.07 ↑ +67%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $126.09 ↑ +69%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $126.26 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $199.20 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $207.67 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $207.67 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $207.67 ↑ +178%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $237.00 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $239.04 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $249.00 ↑ +233%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $259.66 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $285.86 ↑ +283%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $375.00 ↑ +402%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $434.94 ↑ +482%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $448.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $462.96 ↑ +520%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $462.96 ↑ +520%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $498.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $498.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $498.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $498.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,315.13 ↑ +5677%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,319.32 ↑ +5682%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,357.03 ↑ +5733%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,398.92 ↑ +5789%

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Brachy src stranded c-131 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $221.00 $107.86 – $118.65
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $221.00 $107.86 – $118.65
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $221.00 $107.86 – $118.65
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $221.00 $107.86 – $118.65
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $221.00 $107.86 – $118.65
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $96.26 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $210.62 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $210.62 not published

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