Mycobacteria dna dir probe 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

$18.75

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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$125.00

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.

$10.03 with AMERIGROUP vs $125.00 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 $10.03 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.67 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.67 ↓ -43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.68 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.77 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.88 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.20 ↓ -24%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.05 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $20.05 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.05 ↑ +7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.05 ↑ +7%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $20.05 ↑ +7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $20.05 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $20.05 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $20.05 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $20.05 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $20.05 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $20.05 ↑ +7%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $20.05 ↑ +7%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $20.05 ↑ +7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $20.05 ↑ +7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $20.05 ↑ +7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $20.65 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $20.65 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $20.85 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $20.85 ↑ +11%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $21.05 ↑ +12%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $21.05 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $21.05 ↑ +12%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $21.05 ↑ +12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $21.05 ↑ +12%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $21.25 ↑ +13%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $31.65 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $43.71 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $44.03 ↑ +135%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $48.12 ↑ +157%
AETNA AETNA $53.38 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $57.02 ↑ +204%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $59.49 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $80.67 ↑ +330%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $80.67 ↑ +330%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $80.67 ↑ +330%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $112.50 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $125.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $125.00 ↑ +567%

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Mycobacteria dna dir probe at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $273.00 $17.45 – $29.07
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $17.45 – $29.07
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $20.45 – $33.62
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $17.56 – $105.58
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $17.45 – $89.64
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $17.45 – $21.45
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $17.44 – $21.05
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $15.40 – $21.45

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