Carboprost tromethamine 250 mcg/ml intramuscular solution 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

$964.00

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$964.00

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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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$36.31 with United vs $867.60 with 4Most — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 AllPayerAppendix $36.31 ↓ -96%
Cigna NPR $167.74 ↓ -83%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $337.40 ↓ -65%
United OptionsPPO $373.07 ↓ -61%
Cigna PPO $401.02 ↓ -58%
Cigna HMO $401.02 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $433.80 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $578.40 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $684.44 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $684.44 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $694.08 ↓ -28%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $723.00 ↓ -25%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $723.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $742.28 ↓ -23%
One Health Plan PPO $771.20 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $771.20 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $771.20 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $771.20 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $771.20 ↓ -20%
PHCS COMM $819.40 ↓ -15%
Patients Choice COMM $848.32 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $867.60 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $867.60 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $867.60 ↓ -10%

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Carboprost tromethamine 250 mcg/ml intramuscular solution at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $811.00 $36.31 – $36.31
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $1,465.00 $36.31 – $36.31
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $421.00 $36.31 – $36.31
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $2,705.00 $41.10 – $41.10
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $799.00 $36.31 – $36.31
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $726.44 $36.31 – $36.31
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $465.00 $36.31 – $36.31
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles $706.81 $36.31 – $36.31

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