G-esoph reflx tst w/electrod 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

$227.25

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.

$1,515.00

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.

$223.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,826.53 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 $223.00 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $277.00 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $289.00 ↑ +27%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $383.60 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $470.14 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $470.14 ↑ +107%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $470.60 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $474.71 ↑ +109%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $479.27 ↑ +111%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $528.00 ↑ +132%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $631.76 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $631.76 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $631.76 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $646.91 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $720.99 ↑ +217%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $837.86 ↑ +269%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↑ +269%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↑ +269%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $837.86 ↑ +269%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $837.86 ↑ +269%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $837.86 ↑ +269%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $837.86 ↑ +269%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↑ +269%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $863.00 ↑ +280%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $863.00 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $871.37 ↑ +283%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $879.75 ↑ +287%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $879.75 ↑ +287%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $879.75 ↑ +287%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $879.75 ↑ +287%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $879.75 ↑ +287%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $888.13 ↑ +291%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,166.02 ↑ +413%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,363.50 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,515.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,826.53 ↑ +704%

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G-esoph reflx tst w/electrod at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $8,327.29 $1,994.57 – $1,994.57
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth $5,945.13 $837.86 – $854.62
St Mary's Hospital Richmond $8,671.10 $861.55 – $878.78
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian $4,536.98 $837.86 – $837.86
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville $5,737.70 $861.55 – $878.78
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria not published $516.52 – $1,932.76
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church not published $516.52 – $1,932.76
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 not published $516.52 – $1,932.76

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