Ghs polysom <6 yrs 4/> parameters 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

$933.60

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.

$6,224.00

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.

$403.07 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,224.00 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 $403.07 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $723.00 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $756.00 ↓ -19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -10%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $837.86 ↓ -10%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -10%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $837.86 ↓ -10%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $837.86 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -10%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -10%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $863.00 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $863.00 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $871.37 ↓ -7%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $879.75 ↓ -6%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $879.75 ↓ -6%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $879.75 ↓ -6%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $879.75 ↓ -6%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $879.75 ↓ -6%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $888.13 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,005.02 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,005.02 ↑ +8%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,006.00 ↑ +8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,014.78 ↑ +9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,024.54 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,193.00 ↑ +28%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,575.92 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,826.53 ↑ +96%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,010.86 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,595.41 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,595.41 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,595.41 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $2,657.65 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,762.10 ↑ +196%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,887.94 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,962.00 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,203.58 ↑ +243%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,409.92 ↑ +265%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,409.92 ↑ +265%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,766.65 ↑ +303%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,356.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,601.60 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $6,224.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $6,224.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs polysom <6 yrs 4/> parameters at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,542.00 $1,017.39 – $2,773.09
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,542.00 $1,017.39 – $2,773.09
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,542.00 $1,017.39 – $2,773.09
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,542.00 $1,017.39 – $2,773.09
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,542.00 $1,017.39 – $2,773.09
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $933.60 $725.52 – $1,826.53
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $933.60 $725.52 – $1,826.53
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,587.50 $854.62 – $879.75

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