Trichinella antibody 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

$22.05

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.

$147.00

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.

$6.28 with AMERIGROUP vs $147.00 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
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $6.28 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.90 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $12.18 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $12.18 ↓ -45%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.20 ↓ -45%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $12.30 ↓ -44%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $12.42 ↓ -44%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.56 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $12.56 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $12.56 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.56 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $12.56 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $12.56 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $12.56 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $12.56 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $12.56 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $12.56 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $12.56 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $12.56 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $12.56 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $12.56 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $12.56 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $12.94 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $12.94 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $13.06 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $13.06 ↓ -41%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $13.19 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -40%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $13.19 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.19 ↓ -40%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $13.31 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $27.38 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $27.43 ↑ +24%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $30.14 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $35.83 ↑ +62%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $37.22 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $50.56 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $50.56 ↑ +129%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $50.56 ↑ +129%
AETNA AETNA $62.77 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $69.96 ↑ +217%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $132.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $147.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $147.00 ↑ +567%

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Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $167.50 $12.56 – $210.75
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $167.50 $12.56 – $210.75
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $167.50 $12.56 – $210.75
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $56.00 $12.81 – $21.06
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $83.00 $11.00 – $66.69

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