Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device 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

$34.80

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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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$232.00

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.

$14.86 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $465.76 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 $14.86 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $21.16 ↓ -39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $58.74 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $76.04 ↑ +119%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $76.04 ↑ +119%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $76.11 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $76.77 ↑ +121%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $77.51 ↑ +123%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $96.74 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $96.74 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $96.74 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $99.06 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $106.00 ↑ +205%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $107.65 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $110.41 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $112.00 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $175.00 ↑ +403%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $208.80 ↑ +500%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $213.65 ↑ +514%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $213.65 ↑ +514%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $213.65 ↑ +514%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $213.65 ↑ +514%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $213.65 ↑ +514%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $213.65 ↑ +514%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $213.65 ↑ +514%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $213.65 ↑ +514%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $220.06 ↑ +532%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $220.06 ↑ +532%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $222.20 ↑ +539%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $224.34 ↑ +545%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $224.34 ↑ +545%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $224.34 ↑ +545%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $224.34 ↑ +545%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $224.34 ↑ +545%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $226.47 ↑ +551%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $232.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $232.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $465.76 ↑ +1238%

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Demonstration/evaluation utilization aersol generator/nebulizer/metered dose inhaler/ippb device at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $103.00 $61.03 – $129.59
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $103.00 $61.03 – $129.59
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $103.00 $61.03 – $129.59
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $103.00 $61.03 – $129.59
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $103.00 $61.03 – $129.59
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $34.80 $18.88 – $465.76
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $34.80 $21.16 – $465.76
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $99.50 $217.93 – $224.34

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