Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci 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

$384.00

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.

$384.00

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.

$57.60 with Aetna 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
Aetna MGMCR $57.60 ↓ -85%
Cigna NPR $66.82 ↓ -83%
Lifeworks MCR $72.96 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $84.48 ↓ -78%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $134.40 ↓ -65%
Aetna SharedSavings $138.24 ↓ -64%
United OptionsPPO $148.61 ↓ -61%
Cigna PPO $159.74 ↓ -58%
Cigna HMO $159.74 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $172.80 ↓ -55%
Aetna Broad $203.52 ↓ -47%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $230.40 ↓ -40%
United AllPayerAppendix $258.45 ↓ -33%
Virginia Health Network WC $272.64 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $272.64 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $276.48 ↓ -28%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $288.00 ↓ -25%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $288.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $295.68 ↓ -23%
One Health Plan PPO $307.20 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $307.20 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $307.20 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $307.20 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $307.20 ↓ -20%
PHCS COMM $326.40 ↓ -15%
Patients Choice COMM $337.92 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $345.60 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $345.60 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $345.60 ↓ -10%

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Hc i-131 sodium iodide cap dx per mci at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $538.00 $258.45 – $258.45
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $595.00 $84.30 – $258.45
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $113.00 $292.59 – $292.59
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $595.00 $84.30 – $258.45
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles $1,438.69 $73.06 – $258.45
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND $595.00 $84.30 – $258.45
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $258.45 – $258.45

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