Tracheobrnchsc thru est trachs incisn 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

$269.70

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.

$1,798.00

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.

$106.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,446.20 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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 $106.00 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $172.01 ↓ -36%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $455.25 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $471.00 ↑ +75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $491.00 ↑ +82%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $526.21 ↑ +95%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $526.21 ↑ +95%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $526.21 ↑ +95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $526.21 ↑ +95%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $526.21 ↑ +95%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $526.21 ↑ +95%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $526.21 ↑ +95%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $526.21 ↑ +95%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $542.00 ↑ +101%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $542.00 ↑ +101%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $547.26 ↑ +103%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $552.53 ↑ +105%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $552.53 ↑ +105%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $552.53 ↑ +105%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $552.53 ↑ +105%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $552.53 ↑ +105%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $557.79 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA $767.75 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $847.00 ↑ +214%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $855.67 ↑ +217%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,147.15 ↑ +325%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,262.92 ↑ +368%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,618.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,734.74 ↑ +543%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,798.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,399.61 ↑ +790%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,401.93 ↑ +791%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,422.90 ↑ +798%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,446.20 ↑ +807%

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Tracheobrnchsc thru est trachs incisn at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,630.00 $509.25 – $2,485.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,630.00 $509.25 – $2,485.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,630.00 $509.25 – $2,485.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,630.00 $509.25 – $2,485.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,630.00 $509.25 – $2,485.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $269.70 $172.01 – $2,329.71
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $269.70 $172.01 – $2,329.74
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $539.00 $511.00 – $1,010.00

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