Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY

1145 W Main St, CHRISTIANSBURG, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1275570376

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 7, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$292.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$292.00

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.

$45.12 with TriAtlantic vs $262.80 with 4Most — 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
TriAtlantic TRICR $45.12 ↓ -85%
Health Net TRICR $47.77 ↓ -84%
Cigna NPR $50.81 ↓ -83%
Humana Military TRCR $51.49 ↓ -82%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $102.20 ↓ -65%
United OptionsPPO $113.00 ↓ -61%
Cigna PPO $121.47 ↓ -58%
Cigna HMO $121.47 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $131.40 ↓ -55%
United AllPayerAppendix $140.66 ↓ -52%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $175.20 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $207.32 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $207.32 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $210.24 ↓ -28%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $219.00 ↓ -25%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $219.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $224.84 ↓ -23%
One Health Plan PPO $233.60 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $233.60 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $233.60 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $233.60 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $233.60 ↓ -20%
PHCS COMM $248.20 ↓ -15%
Patients Choice COMM $256.96 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $262.80 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $262.80 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $262.80 ↓ -10%

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Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $1,132.00 $45.12 – $140.66
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $43.03 $47.49 – $82.62
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $43.03 $47.49 – $82.62
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $43.03 $47.49 – $82.62
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $43.03 $47.49 – $82.62
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $43.03 $47.49 – $82.62
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $1,720.00 $45.12 – $140.66
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $45.12 – $140.66

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