Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral 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

$229.50

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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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$1,530.00

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.

$32.70 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,530.00 with BLUE CROSS — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $32.70 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $40.79 ↓ -82%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $129.81 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $129.81 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $129.81 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $133.71 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $133.71 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $135.01 ↓ -41%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $136.30 ↓ -41%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $136.30 ↓ -41%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $136.30 ↓ -41%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $136.30 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $136.30 ↓ -41%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $137.60 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $142.83 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $142.83 ↓ -38%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $142.97 ↓ -38%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $144.22 ↓ -37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $145.60 ↓ -37%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $282.99 ↑ +23%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $311.55 ↑ +36%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $387.40 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $427.96 ↑ +86%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $496.36 ↑ +116%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $528.33 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $528.33 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $583.60 ↑ +154%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $638.01 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $638.01 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $638.01 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $653.31 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $709.92 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $728.13 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $857.00 ↑ +273%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $896.00 ↑ +290%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,377.00 ↑ +500%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,413.00 ↑ +516%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,530.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,530.00 ↑ +567%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $229.50 $40.79 – $282.99
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $229.50 $40.79 – $282.99
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $225.00 $132.41 – $136.30

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