Foot single axis ankle/foot 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

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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.

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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.

$309.42 with TriAtlantic vs $389.50 with Pyramid Life — 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 $309.42
Health Net TRICR $327.62
Humana Military TRCR $353.10
United Mine Workers MCR $364.02
Devoted MCR $364.02
United VACCN $364.02
Sentara Health MCR $364.02
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $364.02
Humana MCR $364.02
United MGMCR $365.84
Aetna MGMCR $368.17
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $371.30
Anthem MGMCR $374.94
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $378.58
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $382.22
Align Senior Care MGMCR $389.50
Pyramid Life MGMCR $389.50

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Foot single axis ankle/foot at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $309.42 – $491.43
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE not published $309.42 – $389.50
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL not published $309.42 – $491.43
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $353.10 – $389.50
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg not published $353.10 – $389.50
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $273.01 – $389.50
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND not published $309.42 – $389.50

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