Sheath gldlight lasr 12fx50cm 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

$1,172.70

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.

$7,818.00

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.

$1,854.44 with SENTARA HEALTH vs $7,324.00 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
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,854.44 ↑ +58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,248.47 ↑ +92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,365.65 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,365.65 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,054.11 ↑ +160%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,054.11 ↑ +160%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,054.11 ↑ +160%
AETNA AETNA $3,127.35 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,398.34 ↑ +190%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,485.49 ↑ +197%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $5,126.80 ↑ +337%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,591.60 ↑ +462%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $7,324.00 ↑ +525%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $7,324.00 ↑ +525%

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Sheath gldlight lasr 12fx50cm at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $7,465.88 $4,927.48 – $11,646.77
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $7,465.88 $4,927.48 – $11,646.77
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $7,465.88 $4,927.48 – $11,646.77
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $7,465.88 $4,927.48 – $11,646.77
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $7,465.88 $4,927.48 – $11,646.77
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,498.49 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,845.25 not published
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $2,498.49 not published

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