Cltx mndblr/max alv ridge fx 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

$1,229.10

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.

$8,194.00

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.

$106.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $8,194.00 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 $106.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $257.73 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↓ -31%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,074.72 ↑ +69%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,234.84 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,331.89 ↑ +171%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,331.89 ↑ +171%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,364.24 ↑ +174%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,396.58 ↑ +176%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,396.58 ↑ +176%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,396.58 ↑ +176%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,396.58 ↑ +176%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,396.58 ↑ +176%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,428.93 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,472.46 ↑ +183%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3,472.46 ↑ +183%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3,475.83 ↑ +183%
AETNA AETNA $3,498.84 ↑ +185%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3,506.17 ↑ +185%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,539.89 ↑ +188%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,899.52 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7,051.96 ↑ +474%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $7,374.60 ↑ +500%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $7,763.62 ↑ +532%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $8,194.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $8,194.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $8,194.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $8,194.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $8,194.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8,194.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $8,194.00 ↑ +567%

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Cltx mndblr/max alv ridge fx at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $4,643.00 $3,243.07 – $6,895.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $4,643.00 $3,243.07 – $6,895.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $4,643.00 $3,243.07 – $6,895.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $4,643.00 $3,243.07 – $6,895.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $4,643.00 $3,243.07 – $6,895.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,056.00 $3,299.54 – $5,978.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,986.00 $3,299.54 – $5,047.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $2,417.00 not published

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