Exchange blood transfusion newborn 36450 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

$119.40

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.

$796.00

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.

$148.65 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $938.37 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 $148.65 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $179.48 ↑ +50%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $201.55 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $331.93 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $331.93 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $331.93 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $339.89 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $369.34 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $378.82 ↑ +217%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $430.45 ↑ +261%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $430.45 ↑ +261%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $430.45 ↑ +261%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $430.45 ↑ +261%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $430.45 ↑ +261%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $430.45 ↑ +261%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $430.45 ↑ +261%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $430.45 ↑ +261%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $443.36 ↑ +271%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $443.36 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $447.67 ↑ +275%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $451.97 ↑ +279%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $451.97 ↑ +279%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $451.97 ↑ +279%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $451.97 ↑ +279%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $451.97 ↑ +279%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $456.27 ↑ +282%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $569.27 ↑ +377%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $569.27 ↑ +377%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $569.82 ↑ +377%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $574.80 ↑ +381%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $580.32 ↑ +386%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $716.40 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $796.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $796.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $796.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $796.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $796.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $796.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $796.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $796.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $796.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $796.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $796.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $938.37 ↑ +686%

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Exchange blood transfusion newborn 36450 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $119.40 $179.48 – $938.37
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $119.40 $179.48 – $938.37
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $746.50 $439.06 – $1,010.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $721.50 $439.06 – $2,603.00
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $119.40 $179.48 – $938.37
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $877.50 $442.53 – $455.55
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $721.50 $439.06 – $3,408.00
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $746.50 $439.06 – $451.97

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