Drng of hydrocele 55000 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

$313.20

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.

$2,088.00

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.

$102.13 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,924.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $102.13 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $106.00 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $109.87 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $109.87 ↓ -65%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $109.98 ↓ -65%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $110.94 ↓ -65%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $112.00 ↓ -64%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $219.00 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $228.00 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $228.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +50%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $487.16 ↑ +56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +121%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $690.91 ↑ +121%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +121%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $690.91 ↑ +121%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +121%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +121%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +121%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $690.91 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $711.64 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $711.64 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $718.55 ↑ +129%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $725.46 ↑ +132%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +132%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +132%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $725.46 ↑ +132%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $732.37 ↑ +134%
AETNA AETNA $821.55 ↑ +162%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +170%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $915.63 ↑ +192%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,506.19 ↑ +381%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,658.19 ↑ +429%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,731.60 ↑ +453%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,924.00 ↑ +514%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,924.00 ↑ +514%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,924.00 ↑ +514%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,924.00 ↑ +514%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,924.00 ↑ +514%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,924.00 ↑ +514%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,924.00 ↑ +514%

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Drng of hydrocele 55000 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,900.00 $120.71 – $1,195.29
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,900.00 $120.71 – $1,195.29
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,900.00 $120.71 – $1,195.29
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,900.00 $120.71 – $1,195.29
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,900.00 $120.71 – $1,195.29
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $313.20 $36.10 – $1,506.19
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $313.20 $102.13 – $1,506.19
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,057.50 $704.73 – $2,845.00

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