IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour 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

$43.95

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.

$293.00

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.

$17.41 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $378.79 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 $17.41 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $31.14 ↓ -29%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $70.25 ↑ +60%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $70.25 ↑ +60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $70.25 ↑ +60%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $70.25 ↑ +60%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $70.25 ↑ +60%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $70.25 ↑ +60%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $70.25 ↑ +60%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $70.25 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $72.36 ↑ +65%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $72.36 ↑ +65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $73.06 ↑ +66%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $73.76 ↑ +68%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $73.76 ↑ +68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $73.76 ↑ +68%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $73.76 ↑ +68%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $73.76 ↑ +68%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $74.19 ↑ +69%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $74.46 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $122.18 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $122.18 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $122.18 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $125.11 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $135.95 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $139.44 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $153.14 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $168.60 ↑ +284%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $231.59 ↑ +427%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $263.70 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $268.61 ↑ +511%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $285.91 ↑ +551%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $285.91 ↑ +551%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $293.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $293.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $293.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $293.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $293.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $293.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $293.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $371.58 ↑ +745%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $371.93 ↑ +746%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $375.18 ↑ +754%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $378.79 ↑ +762%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $237.50 $71.17 – $298.82
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $237.50 $71.17 – $298.82
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $237.50 $71.17 – $298.82
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $237.50 $71.17 – $298.82
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $237.50 $71.17 – $298.82
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $43.95 $31.14 – $360.75
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $43.95 $31.14 – $360.76
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $187.50 $71.65 – $73.76

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