Upgrade pm system 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

$4,780.35

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.

$31,869.00

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.

$498.19 with BLUE CROSS vs $31,869.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $498.19 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,737.00 ↓ -1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $8,069.23 ↑ +69%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $10,197.85 ↑ +113%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10,368.73 ↑ +117%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10,368.73 ↑ +117%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10,378.80 ↑ +117%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10,469.40 ↑ +119%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10,503.79 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10,503.79 ↑ +120%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10,570.07 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $10,605.77 ↑ +122%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $10,707.75 ↑ +124%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $10,707.75 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $10,707.75 ↑ +124%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $10,707.75 ↑ +124%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,707.75 ↑ +124%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $10,809.72 ↑ +126%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $12,245.00 ↑ +156%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $12,800.00 ↑ +168%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $13,289.37 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $13,289.37 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $13,289.37 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $13,608.06 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $14,787.22 ↑ +209%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $15,166.46 ↑ +217%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20,790.00 ↑ +335%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $22,231.32 ↑ +365%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $24,474.85 ↑ +412%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $28,682.10 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $31,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $31,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $31,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $31,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $31,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $31,869.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $31,869.00 ↑ +567%

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Upgrade pm system at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $11,016.50 $8,272.00 – $12,868.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $11,016.50 $8,272.00 – $12,868.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $11,016.50 $8,272.00 – $12,868.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $11,016.50 $8,272.00 – $12,868.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $11,016.50 $8,272.00 – $12,868.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $4,780.35 $498.19 – $22,231.32
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $4,780.35 $498.19 – $22,231.32
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $12,334.00 $5,980.00 – $10,682.25

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