Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm 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.

$59.89 with TriAtlantic vs $345.60 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
TriAtlantic TRICR $59.89
Health Net TRICR $63.41
Cigna NPR $66.82
Humana Military TRCR $68.35
Sentara Health MCR $72.07
Humana MCR $72.07
Devoted MCR $72.07
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $72.07
United VACCN $72.07
United Mine Workers MCR $72.07
United MGMCR $72.43
Aetna MGMCR $72.89
Lifeworks MCR $72.96
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $73.51
Anthem MGMCR $74.23
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $74.95
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $75.67
Align Senior Care MGMCR $77.11
Pyramid Life MGMCR $77.11
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $84.48
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $134.40
Aetna SharedSavings $138.24
United OptionsPPO $148.61
United GlobalBenefitPlan $172.80
Aetna Broad $203.52
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $230.40
Virginia Health Network COMM $272.64
Virginia Health Network WC $272.64
CorVel WorkersComp $276.48
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $288.00
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $288.00
Multiplan PHCS $295.68
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $307.20
One Health Plan POS $307.20
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $307.20
Community Care Network COMM $307.20
One Health Plan PPO $307.20
PHCS COMM $326.40
Patients Choice COMM $337.92
Star Transportation COMM $345.60
4Most COMM $345.60
American Postal Workers Union COMM $345.60
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital

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Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $595.00 $79.29 – $748.63
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $595.00 $79.29 – $748.63
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $595.00 $79.29 – $748.63
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $595.00 $79.29 – $748.63
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $595.00 $79.29 – $748.63
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $59.89 – $75.38
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $59.89 – $97.29
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $52.84 – $77.11

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