Dmd dup/delet analysis 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

$219.15

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.

$1,461.00

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.

$70.07 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,461.00 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 $70.07 ↓ -68%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $139.50 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $173.01 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $173.01 ↓ -21%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $173.18 ↓ -21%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $174.69 ↓ -20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $176.37 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $279.00 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $279.00 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $279.00 ↑ +27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +27%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $279.00 ↑ +27%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $279.00 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $279.00 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $279.00 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $279.00 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $279.00 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $279.00 ↑ +27%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $279.00 ↑ +27%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $279.00 ↑ +27%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $279.00 ↑ +27%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $279.00 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $287.37 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $287.37 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $290.16 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $290.16 ↑ +32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $292.95 ↑ +34%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $292.95 ↑ +34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $292.95 ↑ +34%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $292.95 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $292.95 ↑ +34%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $295.74 ↑ +35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $369.93 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $608.22 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $609.24 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $609.24 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $609.24 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $614.96 ↑ +181%
AETNA AETNA $623.85 ↑ +185%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $669.60 ↑ +206%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $695.29 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,022.70 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,314.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,461.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,461.00 ↑ +567%

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Dmd dup/delet analysis at other Virginia hospitals

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Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $418.50 $190.07 – $634.83
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $418.50 $190.07 – $634.83
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $418.50 $190.07 – $634.83
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