Coombs indirect qualitative each reagent red cell reference 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

$44.85

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.

$299.00

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.

$3.85 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $362.38 with AMBETTER — 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 $3.85 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4.70 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4.70 ↓ -90%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.70 ↓ -90%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4.74 ↓ -89%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4.79 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $5.72 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5.72 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5.95 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $12.27 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $16.47 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $23.03 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $23.03 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $23.03 ↓ -49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $75.71 ↑ +69%
AETNA AETNA $127.67 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $142.29 ↑ +217%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $166.23 ↑ +271%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +271%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $166.23 ↑ +271%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +271%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +271%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $166.23 ↑ +271%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +271%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $171.21 ↑ +282%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $171.21 ↑ +282%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $172.88 ↑ +285%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $174.54 ↑ +289%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $174.54 ↑ +289%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $174.54 ↑ +289%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $174.54 ↑ +289%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $174.54 ↑ +289%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $176.20 ↑ +293%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $269.10 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $299.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $299.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $299.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $299.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $299.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $299.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $299.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $299.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $362.38 ↑ +708%

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Coombs indirect qualitative each reagent red cell reference at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $22.00 $5.72 – $8.29
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $39.00 $5.16 – $49.07
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $39.00 $5.16 – $49.07
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $39.00 $5.16 – $49.07
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $39.00 $5.16 – $49.07
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $39.00 $5.16 – $49.07
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $25.50 $9.59 – $171.21
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $46.00 $5.01 – $171.21

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