Drain neck/chest lesion 21501 at Lonesome Pine Hospital
1990 HOLTON AVE., BIG STONE GAP, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1326041716
$1,309.95
Cash price 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.
$8,733.00
Gross charge 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.
$106.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $8,733.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $106.00 | ↓ -92% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $232.07 | ↓ -82% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $471.00 | ↓ -64% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $491.00 | ↓ -63% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $847.00 | ↓ -35% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $2,211.20 | ↑ +69% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $2,834.09 | ↑ +116% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $2,919.11 | ↑ +123% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $2,919.11 | ↑ +123% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $2,947.45 | ↑ +125% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $2,975.79 | ↑ +127% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $2,975.79 | ↑ +127% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $2,975.79 | ↑ +127% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $2,975.79 | ↑ +127% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $2,975.79 | ↑ +127% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $3,004.13 | ↑ +129% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $3,029.07 | ↑ +131% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $3,029.07 | ↑ +131% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $3,032.01 | ↑ +131% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $3,058.47 | ↑ +133% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $3,087.88 | ↑ +136% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $3,728.99 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $4,156.03 | ↑ +217% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $6,178.31 | ↑ +372% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $6,801.81 | ↑ +419% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $7,859.70 | ↑ +500% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $8,733.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $8,733.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $8,733.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $8,733.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $8,733.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $8,733.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $8,733.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Drain neck/chest lesion 21501 at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $2,130.00 | $2,149.00 – $4,413.00 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $2,130.00 | $2,149.00 – $4,413.00 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $2,130.00 | $2,149.00 – $4,413.00 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $2,130.00 | $2,149.00 – $4,413.00 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $2,130.00 | $2,149.00 – $4,413.00 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | $1,393.00 | $1,571.00 – $5,978.00 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | $3,021.00 | $2,890.77 – $3,486.00 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston | $3,948.00 | $2,913.65 – $2,999.35 |