Esoph egd dilation <30 mm 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

$581.40

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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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$3,876.00

Gross charge

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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 $4,081.50 with AMBETTER — 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 $106.00 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $254.57 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $981.40 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,316.48 ↑ +126%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,316.48 ↑ +126%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,317.76 ↑ +127%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,329.26 ↑ +129%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,342.05 ↑ +131%
AETNA AETNA $1,655.05 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,844.59 ↑ +217%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,872.25 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,928.42 ↑ +232%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,928.42 ↑ +232%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,947.14 ↑ +235%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,965.86 ↑ +238%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,965.86 ↑ +238%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,965.86 ↑ +238%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,965.86 ↑ +238%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,965.86 ↑ +238%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,984.58 ↑ +241%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,488.40 ↑ +500%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,876.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $4,081.50 ↑ +602%

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Esoph egd dilation <30 mm at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $942.50 $1,571.00 – $3,276.00
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $942.50 $1,909.69 – $1,965.86
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia $6,067.30 $1,872.25 – $1,909.69
Southampton Medical Center Franklin $4,914.29 $2,005.18 – $2,045.28
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth $5,245.66 $1,872.25 – $1,909.69
St Mary's Hospital Richmond $6,080.41 $1,925.18 – $1,963.69
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News $10,818.62 $1,872.25 – $1,909.69
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian $5,329.58 $1,872.25 – $1,872.25

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