Infectious agent nucleic acid respiratory virus multiplex amplified probe 3-5 targets 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

$124.20

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.

$828.00

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.

$71.32 with AMERIGROUP vs $828.00 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 $71.32 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $88.17 ↓ -29%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $142.63 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $142.63 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $142.63 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $142.63 ↑ +15%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $142.63 ↑ +15%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $142.63 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $142.63 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $142.63 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $142.63 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $142.63 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $142.63 ↑ +15%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $142.63 ↑ +15%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $142.63 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $142.63 ↑ +15%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $142.63 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $146.91 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $146.91 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $148.34 ↑ +19%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $148.34 ↑ +19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $149.76 ↑ +21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $149.76 ↑ +21%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $149.76 ↑ +21%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $149.76 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $149.76 ↑ +21%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $151.19 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $194.51 ↑ +57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $194.51 ↑ +57%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $194.69 ↑ +57%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $196.40 ↑ +58%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $198.28 ↑ +60%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $209.65 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $310.93 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $314.70 ↑ +153%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $342.31 ↑ +176%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $345.28 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $345.28 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $345.28 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $353.56 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $394.05 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $579.60 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $745.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $828.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $828.00 ↑ +567%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid respiratory virus multiplex amplified probe 3-5 targets at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $760.00 $142.63 – $956.23
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $760.00 $142.63 – $956.23
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $760.00 $142.63 – $956.23
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $760.00 $142.63 – $956.23
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $760.00 $142.63 – $956.23
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $124.20 $71.32 – $310.93
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $124.20 $142.63 – $310.93
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $124.20 $142.63 – $310.93

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