Hearing loss dup/del analys 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

$872.10

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.

$5,814.00

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.

$339.79 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $5,814.00 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 $339.79 ↓ -61%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $339.79 ↓ -61%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $679.57 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $679.57 ↓ -22%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $679.57 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $679.57 ↓ -22%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $679.57 ↓ -22%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $679.57 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $679.57 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $679.57 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $679.57 ↓ -22%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $679.57 ↓ -22%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $679.57 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $679.57 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $679.57 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $679.57 ↓ -22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $679.57 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $699.96 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $699.96 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $705.81 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $705.81 ↓ -19%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $706.50 ↓ -19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $706.75 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $706.75 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $712.67 ↓ -18%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $713.55 ↓ -18%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $713.55 ↓ -18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $713.55 ↓ -18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $713.55 ↓ -18%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $713.55 ↓ -18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $719.52 ↓ -17%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $720.34 ↓ -17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,472.10 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,481.46 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,497.69 ↑ +72%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,630.97 ↑ +87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,424.44 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,424.44 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,424.44 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $2,482.58 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,766.88 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,069.80 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,232.60 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5,814.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5,814.00 ↑ +567%

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Hearing loss dup/del analys at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $4,901.00 $679.57 – $985.38
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $679.57 – $985.38
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $693.16 – $815.48
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $407.74 – $711.85
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $679.57 – $3,038.36
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $679.57 – $727.14
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $591.23 – $713.55
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $679.57 – $727.14

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