Oth resp proc, group 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

$79.05

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.

$527.00

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.

$11.49 with BLUE CROSS vs $527.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $11.49 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.86 ↓ -81%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $36.44 ↓ -54%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $36.44 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.44 ↓ -54%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $36.44 ↓ -54%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $36.44 ↓ -54%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $36.44 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.44 ↓ -54%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $36.44 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $37.54 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $37.54 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $37.90 ↓ -52%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $38.26 ↓ -52%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $38.26 ↓ -52%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $38.26 ↓ -52%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $38.26 ↓ -52%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $38.26 ↓ -52%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $38.63 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $44.98 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $44.98 ↓ -43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $45.02 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $45.42 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $45.85 ↓ -42%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $79.45 ↑ +1%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $87.46 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $106.00 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $112.00 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $120.13 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $133.44 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $139.33 ↑ +76%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $148.30 ↑ +88%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $148.30 ↑ +88%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $163.82 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $175.00 ↑ +121%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $219.76 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $219.76 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $219.76 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $225.03 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $244.53 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $250.80 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $474.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $527.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $527.00 ↑ +567%

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Oth resp proc, group at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $137.00 $39.25 – $161.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $137.00 $39.25 – $161.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $137.00 $39.25 – $161.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $137.00 $39.25 – $161.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $137.00 $39.25 – $161.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $79.05 $11.49 – $79.45
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $79.05 $11.49 – $79.45
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $139.00 $37.17 – $38.26

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