Drainage of pelvis lesion 26990 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

$444.30

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,962.00

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.

$704.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $6,959.52 with AMBETTER — 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +58%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $749.98 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,031.00 ↑ +132%
AETNA AETNA $1,264.77 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,409.62 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +229%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,858.00 ↑ +318%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,932.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,932.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,436.00 ↑ +448%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,547.00 ↑ +473%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,665.80 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,962.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,320.14 ↑ +647%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $3,383.99 ↑ +662%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5,055.98 ↑ +1038%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5,060.89 ↑ +1039%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5,105.07 ↑ +1049%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5,154.16 ↑ +1060%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,959.52 ↑ +1466%

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Drainage of pelvis lesion 26990 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $6,885.50 $1,509.00 – $5,515.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $6,885.50 $1,509.00 – $5,515.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $6,885.50 $1,509.00 – $5,515.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $6,885.50 $1,509.00 – $5,515.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $6,885.50 $1,509.00 – $5,515.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,671.00 $1,010.00 – $5,978.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $2,603.00 – $4,039.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $3,282.07 – $3,378.60

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