Set radiation therapy field 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

$415.65

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.

$2,771.00

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.

$131.82 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,771.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $131.82 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $232.96 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $232.96 ↓ -44%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $233.19 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $235.22 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $237.49 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $315.11 ↓ -24%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $365.33 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $365.33 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $365.33 ↓ -12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $365.33 ↓ -12%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $365.33 ↓ -12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $365.33 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $365.33 ↓ -12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $365.33 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $376.29 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $376.29 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $379.94 ↓ -9%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $383.59 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $383.59 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $383.59 ↓ -8%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $383.59 ↓ -8%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $383.59 ↓ -8%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $387.25 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $701.62 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $722.30 ↑ +74%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $796.41 ↑ +92%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $876.78 ↑ +111%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $997.82 ↑ +140%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $997.82 ↑ +140%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $997.82 ↑ +140%
AETNA AETNA $1,183.22 ↑ +185%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,204.33 ↑ +190%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,318.72 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,350.00 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,396.82 ↑ +236%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,411.00 ↑ +239%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,486.79 ↑ +258%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,486.79 ↑ +258%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,642.33 ↑ +295%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,224.00 ↑ +435%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,493.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2,771.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2,771.00 ↑ +567%

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