Cryopreservation oocyte(s) 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

$610.35

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.

$4,069.00

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.

$91.81 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,069.00 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 $91.81 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $139.65 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $139.65 ↓ -77%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $139.78 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $141.01 ↓ -77%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $142.36 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $143.50 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $143.50 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $149.24 ↓ -76%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↓ -73%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↓ -73%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $166.23 ↓ -73%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $166.23 ↓ -73%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $166.23 ↓ -73%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $166.23 ↓ -73%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $166.23 ↓ -73%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $166.23 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $171.21 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $171.21 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $172.88 ↓ -72%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $174.54 ↓ -71%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $174.54 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $174.54 ↓ -71%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $174.54 ↓ -71%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $174.54 ↓ -71%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $176.20 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $255.99 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $362.38 ↓ -41%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $398.95 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $548.00 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $635.59 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $676.53 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $676.53 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $747.30 ↑ +22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,030.27 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,696.77 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,696.77 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,696.77 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $1,737.46 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,936.44 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2,848.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,662.10 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $4,069.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $4,069.00 ↑ +567%

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Cryopreservation oocyte(s) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $149.16 – $842.01
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $169.55 – $220.43
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $110.17 – $329.08
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $149.16 – $698.65
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $149.16 – $634.53
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $170.89 – $175.92
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $149.16 – $639.90
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE not published $149.16 – $837.38

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