Chromosome analysis 50-100 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

$142.50

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.

$950.00

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.

$86.59 with AMERIGROUP vs $950.00 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 $86.59 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $122.64 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $173.01 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $173.01 ↑ +21%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $173.17 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $173.17 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $173.17 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $173.17 ↑ +22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $173.17 ↑ +22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $173.17 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $173.17 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $173.17 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $173.17 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $173.17 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $173.17 ↑ +22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $173.17 ↑ +22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $173.17 ↑ +22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $173.17 ↑ +22%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $173.17 ↑ +22%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $173.18 ↑ +22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $174.69 ↑ +23%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.37 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $178.37 ↑ +25%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $178.37 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $180.10 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.10 ↑ +26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $181.83 ↑ +28%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $181.83 ↑ +28%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $181.83 ↑ +28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $181.83 ↑ +28%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $181.83 ↑ +28%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $183.56 ↑ +29%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $240.54 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $377.51 ↑ +165%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $381.82 ↑ +168%
AETNA AETNA $405.65 ↑ +185%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $415.61 ↑ +192%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $452.11 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $689.77 ↑ +384%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $696.71 ↑ +389%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $696.71 ↑ +389%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $696.71 ↑ +389%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $855.00 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $950.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $950.00 ↑ +567%

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Chromosome analysis 50-100 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,995.00 $173.17 – $2,510.11
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,995.00 $173.17 – $2,510.11
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,995.00 $173.17 – $2,510.11
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,995.00 $173.17 – $2,510.11
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,995.00 $173.17 – $2,510.11
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $142.50 $86.59 – $377.51
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $142.50 $167.97 – $377.51
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $179.50 $176.63 – $290.35

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