Destruction mal lsn t/a/l 3.1-4cm 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

$122.25

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.

$815.00

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.

$73.07 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $864.65 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 $73.07 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $146.86 ↑ +20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $206.36 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $228.66 ↑ +87%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $228.66 ↑ +87%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $228.88 ↑ +87%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $230.88 ↑ +89%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $233.10 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $339.86 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $339.86 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $339.86 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $348.01 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $378.16 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $387.86 ↑ +217%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $396.63 ↑ +224%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $396.63 ↑ +224%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $396.63 ↑ +224%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $396.63 ↑ +224%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $396.63 ↑ +224%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $396.63 ↑ +224%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $396.63 ↑ +224%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $396.63 ↑ +224%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $408.53 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $408.53 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $412.50 ↑ +237%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $416.46 ↑ +241%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $416.46 ↑ +241%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $416.46 ↑ +241%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $416.46 ↑ +241%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $416.46 ↑ +241%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $420.43 ↑ +244%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $733.50 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $815.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $815.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $815.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $815.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $815.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $815.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $815.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $815.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $864.65 ↑ +607%

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Destruction mal lsn t/a/l 3.1-4cm at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $817.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $817.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $817.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $817.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $817.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $371.50 $404.56 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $364.50 $404.56 – $3,988.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $364.50 $407.77 – $419.76

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