Pet scan brain perf study at Lonesome Pine Hospital
1990 HOLTON AVE., BIG STONE GAP, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1326041716
$1,742.70
Cash price 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.
$11,618.00
Gross charge 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.
$37.61 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $11,618.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $37.61 | ↓ -98% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $312.37 | ↓ -82% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $312.37 | ↓ -82% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $312.37 | ↓ -82% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $367.92 | ↓ -79% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $1,828.43 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,828.43 | ↑ +5% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $1,830.20 | ↑ +5% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $1,846.18 | ↑ +6% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $1,863.93 | ↑ +7% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $2,941.68 | ↑ +69% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $3,957.00 | ↑ +127% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $4,136.00 | ↑ +137% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $4,960.89 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $5,529.01 | ↑ +217% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $6,522.00 | ↑ +274% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $10,456.20 | ↑ +500% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $11,618.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $11,618.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Pet scan brain perf study at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $4,297.00 | $246.02 – $3,831.21 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $4,297.00 | $246.02 – $3,831.21 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $4,297.00 | $246.02 – $3,831.21 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $4,297.00 | $246.02 – $3,831.21 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $4,297.00 | $246.02 – $3,831.21 |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY | LOW MOOR | not published | $1,277.74 – $1,458.12 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | not published | $240.40 – $240.40 |
| CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus | CHESTERFIELD | not published | $1,277.74 – $1,503.22 |