Insertion subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor 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

$4,215.15

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.

$28,101.00

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.

$1,571.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $28,101.00 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,571.00 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,642.00 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,097.00 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,702.06 ↓ -12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $7,115.17 ↑ +69%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $8,074.17 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $8,316.40 ↑ +97%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $8,316.40 ↑ +97%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $8,397.14 ↑ +99%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $8,477.88 ↑ +101%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $8,477.88 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $8,477.88 ↑ +101%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $8,477.88 ↑ +101%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $8,477.88 ↑ +101%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $8,558.62 ↑ +103%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10,368.73 ↑ +146%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10,368.73 ↑ +146%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10,378.80 ↑ +146%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10,469.40 ↑ +148%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10,570.07 ↑ +151%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $11,718.12 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $11,718.12 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $11,718.12 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $11,999.13 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $13,038.86 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $13,373.27 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $17,601.69 ↑ +318%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $19,378.01 ↑ +360%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $19,670.70 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $25,290.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $26,617.53 ↑ +531%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $28,101.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $28,101.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $28,101.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $28,101.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $28,101.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $28,101.00 ↑ +567%

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Insertion subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $9,332.50 $1,509.00 – $9,103.58
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $9,332.50 $1,509.00 – $9,103.58
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $9,332.50 $1,509.00 – $9,103.58
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $9,332.50 $1,509.00 – $9,103.58
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $9,332.50 $1,509.00 – $9,103.58
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $4,215.15 $1,279.00 – $17,601.69
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $4,215.15 $1,279.00 – $17,601.69
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $6,565.50 $2,004.00 – $29,725.00

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