Genome re-evaluation 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

$2,999.85

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.

$19,999.00

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.

$1,168.83 with AMERIGROUP vs $19,999.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,168.83 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,168.83 ↓ -61%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,337.65 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,407.78 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,407.78 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,431.16 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,431.16 ↓ -19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,454.53 ↓ -18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,454.53 ↓ -18%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,454.53 ↓ -18%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,454.53 ↓ -18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,454.53 ↓ -18%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,477.91 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,535.83 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,535.83 ↓ -15%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,538.29 ↓ -15%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,560.45 ↓ -15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,585.07 ↓ -14%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $5,063.75 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $5,096.08 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $5,152.78 ↑ +72%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,610.36 ↑ +87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $8,339.58 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $8,339.58 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $8,339.58 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $8,539.57 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $9,517.52 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $13,999.30 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $17,999.10 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $19,999.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $19,999.00 ↑ +567%

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Genome re-evaluation at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $2,034.29 – $3,389.59
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $0.03 – $2,805.18
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $1,402.59 – $2,448.69
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $2,034.29 – $10,451.63
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $2,034.29 – $2,501.29
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $2,033.76 – $2,454.53
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $1,794.96 – $2,501.29
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE not published $2,034.29 – $3,389.59

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