Relocation skin pocket aicd 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

$1,818.15

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$12,121.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$456.24 with BLUE CROSS vs $12,121.00 with BLUE CROSS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $456.24 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $697.00 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,055.00 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,103.00 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,861.00 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,991.80 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,991.80 ↑ +10%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,993.74 ↑ +10%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,011.14 ↑ +11%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,013.11 ↑ +11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,030.48 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,073.50 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,073.50 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,093.64 ↑ +15%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $2,113.77 ↑ +16%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,113.77 ↑ +16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,113.77 ↑ +16%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,113.77 ↑ +16%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,113.77 ↑ +16%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $2,133.90 ↑ +17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,069.04 ↑ +69%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $4,388.58 ↑ +141%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,831.47 ↑ +166%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,054.46 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,054.46 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,054.46 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $5,175.67 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $5,624.14 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,768.38 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $6,636.47 ↑ +265%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $7,697.19 ↑ +323%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $8,192.97 ↑ +351%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $8,192.97 ↑ +351%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9,050.08 ↑ +398%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $10,908.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $12,121.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $12,121.00 ↑ +567%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Relocation skin pocket aicd at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,548.00 $1,829.23 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,548.00 $1,829.23 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,548.00 $1,829.23 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,548.00 $1,829.23 – $3,529.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,548.00 $1,829.23 – $3,529.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,818.15 $456.24 – $4,388.58
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,818.15 $456.24 – $4,388.58
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,980.50 $1,571.00 – $3,276.00

All Virginia hospitals for this procedure →