Calcium 24 hour urine 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

$10.50

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.

$70.00

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.

$3.02 with AMERIGROUP vs $70.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3.02 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4.27 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5.89 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5.89 ↓ -44%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5.90 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5.95 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.01 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.03 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $6.03 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.03 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.03 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $6.03 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $6.03 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $6.03 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $6.03 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $6.03 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $6.03 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $6.03 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $6.03 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $6.03 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $6.03 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $6.03 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $6.21 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $6.21 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6.27 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $6.27 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $6.33 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $6.33 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $6.33 ↓ -40%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $6.33 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6.33 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $6.39 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12.99 ↑ +24%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $13.15 ↑ +25%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $14.47 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $17.72 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $20.35 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $24.25 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $24.25 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $24.25 ↑ +131%
AETNA AETNA $29.89 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $33.31 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $63.00 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $70.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $70.00 ↑ +567%

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LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $245.00 $5.24 – $8.74
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $46.00 $6.03 – $57.88
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $46.00 $6.03 – $57.88
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $46.00 $6.03 – $57.88
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $46.00 $6.03 – $57.88
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $10.50 $3.02 – $13.15
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $10.50 $5.72 – $13.15

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