Exc tendon sheath or cap lesion 26160 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

$708.15

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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.

$4,721.00

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.

$216.47 with BLUE CROSS vs $4,721.00 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 $216.47 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $614.17 ↓ -13%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,195.36 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,449.35 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,524.88 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,524.88 ↑ +115%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,568.89 ↑ +122%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,615.96 ↑ +128%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,615.96 ↑ +128%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,631.65 ↑ +130%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,647.34 ↑ +133%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,647.34 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,647.34 ↑ +133%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,647.34 ↑ +133%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,647.34 ↑ +133%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $1,663.03 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,746.90 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,746.90 ↑ +147%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,748.60 ↑ +147%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,763.86 ↑ +149%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,780.82 ↑ +151%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,968.66 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,968.66 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,968.66 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $2,015.87 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,190.54 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,246.72 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,420.19 ↑ +383%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,765.34 ↑ +432%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,248.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $4,721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $4,721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4,721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,721.00 ↑ +567%

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Exc tendon sheath or cap lesion 26160 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $4,583.50 $1,600.41 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $4,583.50 $1,600.41 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $4,583.50 $1,600.41 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $4,583.50 $1,600.41 – $3,529.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $4,583.50 $1,600.41 – $3,529.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $4,137.50 $1,600.27 – $3,988.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $4,137.50 $1,612.94 – $1,660.38
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $4,137.50 $1,600.27 – $5,220.00

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