Pr removal drug delivery implant 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

$128.40

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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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$856.00

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.

$65.88 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $950.18 with AMBETTER — 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 $65.88 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $147.14 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $216.74 ↑ +69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $228.66 ↑ +78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $228.66 ↑ +78%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $228.88 ↑ +78%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $230.88 ↑ +80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $233.10 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $262.79 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $276.49 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $276.49 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $356.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $356.95 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $356.95 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $365.51 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $397.18 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $407.37 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +239%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +239%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $435.86 ↑ +239%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +239%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +239%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $435.86 ↑ +239%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $435.86 ↑ +239%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $435.86 ↑ +239%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $448.94 ↑ +250%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $448.94 ↑ +250%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $453.30 ↑ +253%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $457.66 ↑ +256%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $457.66 ↑ +256%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $457.66 ↑ +256%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $457.66 ↑ +256%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $457.66 ↑ +256%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $462.01 ↑ +260%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $770.40 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $856.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $856.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $856.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $856.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $856.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $856.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $856.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $856.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $950.18 ↑ +640%

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Pr removal drug delivery implant at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $533.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $533.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $533.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $533.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $533.00 $251.22 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $128.40 $118.58 – $950.18
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $128.40 $118.58 – $950.18
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $631.00 $444.58 – $2,845.00

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