Cytogenetics 3-5 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

$21.90

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.

$146.00

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.

$18.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $146.00 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 $18.96 ↓ -13%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $20.35 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $36.97 ↑ +69%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.70 ↑ +86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $40.70 ↑ +86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.70 ↑ +86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $40.70 ↑ +86%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $40.70 ↑ +86%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $40.70 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $40.70 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $40.70 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $40.70 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $40.70 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $40.70 ↑ +86%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $40.70 ↑ +86%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $40.70 ↑ +86%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $40.70 ↑ +86%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $40.70 ↑ +86%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $41.92 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $41.92 ↑ +91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $42.33 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $42.33 ↑ +93%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $42.74 ↑ +95%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $42.74 ↑ +95%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $42.74 ↑ +95%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $42.74 ↑ +95%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $42.74 ↑ +95%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $43.14 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $47.05 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $47.05 ↑ +115%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $47.10 ↑ +115%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $47.51 ↑ +117%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $47.96 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA $62.34 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $69.48 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $88.73 ↑ +305%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $89.50 ↑ +309%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $89.74 ↑ +310%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $97.68 ↑ +346%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $107.72 ↑ +392%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $107.72 ↑ +392%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $107.72 ↑ +392%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $131.40 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $146.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $146.00 ↑ +567%

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Cytogenetics 3-5 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $314.50 $40.70 – $395.70
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $314.50 $40.70 – $395.70
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $314.50 $40.70 – $395.70
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $314.50 $40.70 – $395.70
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $314.50 $40.70 – $395.70
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $814.00 $31.25 – $43.55
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $35.42 – $59.02
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $41.51 – $44.89

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