Cystic fibrosis cftr 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

$1,039.65

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.

$6,931.00

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.

$249.50 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,931.00 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 $249.50 ↓ -76%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $249.50 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $385.67 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $385.67 ↓ -63%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $386.05 ↓ -63%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $389.41 ↓ -63%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $393.16 ↓ -62%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $499.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $499.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $499.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $499.00 ↓ -52%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $499.00 ↓ -52%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $499.00 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $499.00 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $499.00 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $499.00 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $499.00 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $499.00 ↓ -52%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $499.00 ↓ -52%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $499.00 ↓ -52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $499.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $499.00 ↓ -52%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $513.97 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $513.97 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $518.96 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $518.96 ↓ -50%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $523.95 ↓ -50%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $523.95 ↓ -50%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $523.95 ↓ -50%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $523.95 ↓ -50%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $523.95 ↓ -50%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $528.94 ↓ -49%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,087.82 ↑ +5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,099.99 ↑ +6%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,197.60 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,754.93 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,890.23 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,890.23 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,890.23 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $2,959.54 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,298.46 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,851.70 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,237.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $6,931.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $6,931.00 ↑ +567%

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Cystic fibrosis cftr at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $9,771.00 $423.71 – $12,293.87
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $9,771.00 $423.71 – $12,293.87
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $9,771.00 $423.71 – $12,293.87
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $9,771.00 $423.71 – $12,293.87
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $9,771.00 $423.71 – $12,293.87
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,039.65 $249.50 – $1,087.82
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,039.65 $374.44 – $1,087.82
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $4,266.00 $499.00 – $1,737.56

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