Ghs peritonsillar abscess i andd 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

$211.95

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.

$1,413.00

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.

$106.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,413.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $106.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $135.79 ↓ -36%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $231.09 ↑ +9%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $231.09 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $231.09 ↑ +9%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $231.09 ↑ +9%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $231.09 ↑ +9%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $231.09 ↑ +9%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $231.09 ↑ +9%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $231.09 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $238.02 ↑ +12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $238.02 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $240.33 ↑ +13%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $242.65 ↑ +14%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $242.65 ↑ +14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $242.65 ↑ +14%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $242.65 ↑ +14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $242.65 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $242.76 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $242.76 ↑ +15%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $242.99 ↑ +15%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $244.96 ↑ +16%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $245.11 ↑ +16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $247.46 ↑ +17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $357.77 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +122%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +132%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $503.78 ↑ +138%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $554.62 ↑ +162%
AETNA AETNA $603.35 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $672.45 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $761.84 ↑ +259%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +300%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $883.60 ↑ +317%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $940.51 ↑ +344%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $940.51 ↑ +344%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,038.91 ↑ +390%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,271.70 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,413.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,413.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs peritonsillar abscess i andd at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,201.00 $232.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,201.00 $232.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,201.00 $232.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,201.00 $232.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,201.00 $232.22 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $211.95 $135.79 – $503.78
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $211.95 $135.79 – $503.78
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $328.50 $235.71 – $1,010.00

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