Exc malig snhfg 2.1-3 cm 11623 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

$743.70

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.

$4,958.00

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.

$213.97 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,958.00 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 $213.97 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $413.29 ↓ -44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,255.37 ↑ +69%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,611.44 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,625.00 ↑ +119%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,625.00 ↑ +119%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,626.58 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,640.78 ↑ +121%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,656.55 ↑ +123%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,659.78 ↑ +123%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,659.78 ↑ +123%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,675.90 ↑ +125%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,692.01 ↑ +128%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,692.01 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,692.01 ↑ +128%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,692.01 ↑ +128%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,692.01 ↑ +128%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,708.12 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,067.49 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,067.49 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,067.49 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $2,117.07 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,300.51 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,359.51 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,512.94 ↑ +372%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,867.45 ↑ +420%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,462.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4,958.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $4,958.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $4,958.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,958.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,958.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,958.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,958.00 ↑ +567%

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Exc malig snhfg 2.1-3 cm 11623 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,734.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,734.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,734.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,734.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,734.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,510.50 $1,547.00 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,686.00 $1,377.00 – $3,988.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $3,223.00 $1,656.68 – $1,705.40

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