Caregiver training strategies&tq 1st 30 minutes 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

$67.05

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.

$447.00

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.

$46.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $447.00 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 $46.00 ↓ -31%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $48.69 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $52.35 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $52.35 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $52.35 ↓ -22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $52.35 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $52.35 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $52.35 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $52.35 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $52.35 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $52.35 ↓ -22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $52.35 ↓ -22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $52.35 ↓ -22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $52.35 ↓ -22%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $52.35 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $53.92 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $53.92 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $54.44 ↓ -19%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $54.97 ↓ -18%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $54.97 ↓ -18%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $54.97 ↓ -18%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $54.97 ↓ -18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $54.97 ↓ -18%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $55.49 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $90.53 ↑ +35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $90.53 ↑ +35%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $90.61 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $91.40 ↑ +36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $92.28 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $113.18 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $114.12 ↑ +70%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +73%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $125.64 ↑ +87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $186.40 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $186.40 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $186.40 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $190.87 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $207.41 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $212.73 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $245.00 ↑ +265%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $257.00 ↑ +283%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $402.30 ↑ +500%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $403.00 ↑ +501%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $447.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $447.00 ↑ +567%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $86.50 $44.28 – $109.40
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $86.50 $44.28 – $109.40
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $86.50 $44.28 – $109.40
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