Face, Eye Socket and Neck MRI (with and without contrast) at LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY

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

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

$7,774.00

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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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$7,774.00

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.

$419.61 with Anthem vs $6,996.60 with American Postal Workers Union — 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
Anthem HIX $419.61 ↓ -95%
Anthem HMO $466.20 ↓ -94%
Anthem PPO $466.20 ↓ -94%
United AllPayerAppendix $828.27 ↓ -89%
Cigna NPR $1,352.68 ↓ -83%
Lifeworks MCR $1,477.06 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,710.28 ↓ -78%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,720.90 ↓ -65%
United OptionsPPO $3,008.54 ↓ -61%
Aetna SharedSavings $3,114.00 ↓ -60%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $3,498.30 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $4,664.40 ↓ -40%
Aetna Broad $4,830.00 ↓ -38%
Multiplan PHCS $5,208.58 ↓ -33%
Virginia Health Network COMM $5,519.54 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $5,519.54 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $5,597.28 ↓ -28%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $5,830.50 ↓ -25%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $5,830.50 ↓ -25%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $6,219.20 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $6,219.20 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $6,219.20 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $6,219.20 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan PPO $6,219.20 ↓ -20%
PHCS COMM $6,607.90 ↓ -15%
Patients Choice COMM $6,841.12 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $6,996.60 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $6,996.60 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $6,996.60 ↓ -10%

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Face, Eye Socket and Neck MRI (with and without contrast) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,419.00 $357.13 – $3,947.31
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,419.00 $357.13 – $3,947.31
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,419.00 $357.13 – $3,947.31
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,419.00 $357.13 – $3,947.31
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,419.00 $357.13 – $3,947.31
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,075.50 $347.20 – $357.41

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