Cath w/drainage 2-way silcne 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

$11.55

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.

$77.00

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.

$19.50 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $77.00 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $19.50 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $23.64 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $24.87 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $24.87 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $32.11 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $32.11 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $32.11 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $32.88 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $35.73 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $36.64 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $53.90 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $69.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $77.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $77.00 ↑ +567%

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Cath w/drainage 2-way silcne at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $27.16 – $43.13
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $27.16 – $34.19
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE not published $27.16 – $34.19
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL not published $27.16 – $43.13
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $30.99 – $34.19
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg not published $30.99 – $34.19
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $23.96 – $34.19
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND not published $27.16 – $34.19

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