Wet mounts/ w preparations at Lonesome Pine Hospital
1990 HOLTON AVE., BIG STONE GAP, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1326041716
$7.20
Cash price 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.
$48.00
Gross charge 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.
$3.03 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $48.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $3.03 | ↓ -58% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $3.90 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $5.33 | ↓ -26% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $5.33 | ↓ -26% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $5.34 | ↓ -26% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $5.39 | ↓ -25% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $5.44 | ↓ -24% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $9.27 | ↑ +29% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $12.15 | ↑ +69% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $15.12 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $15.12 | ↑ +110% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $15.72 | ↑ +118% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $17.17 | ↑ +138% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $17.17 | ↑ +138% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $17.17 | ↑ +138% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $18.54 | ↑ +158% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $19.10 | ↑ +165% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $19.10 | ↑ +165% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $19.28 | ↑ +168% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $19.47 | ↑ +170% |
| WELLCARE | WELLCARE MEDICARE | $19.65 | ↑ +173% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $20.50 | ↑ +185% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $22.84 | ↑ +217% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $38.98 | ↑ +441% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $40.42 | ↑ +461% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $43.20 | ↑ +500% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $44.50 | ↑ +518% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $48.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $48.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Wet mounts/ w preparations at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | $26.00 | $7.15 – $19.47 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | $31.00 | $3.74 – $19.42 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston | $35.00 | $5.84 – $19.42 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | $31.00 | $7.33 – $19.10 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg | $26.00 | $18.91 – $19.47 |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton | $31.00 | $7.33 – $19.10 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk | $31.00 | $7.33 – $19.10 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach | $31.00 | $7.33 – $19.10 |