Inj vocal cord bulking agent 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.

$43.80 with TriAtlantic vs $10,600.20 with 4Most — 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 $43.80
Health Net TRICR $46.38
Humana Military TRCR $49.98
United Mine Workers MCR $51.53
United VACCN $51.53
Sentara Health MCR $51.53
Humana MCR $51.53
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $51.53
Devoted MCR $51.53
United MGMCR $51.79
Aetna MGMCR $52.12
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $52.56
Anthem MGMCR $53.08
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $53.59
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $54.11
Pyramid Life MGMCR $55.14
Align Senior Care MGMCR $55.14
United AllPayerAppendix $166.74
Cigna NPR $2,049.37
Aetna SharedSavings $4,240.08
United OptionsPPO $4,558.09
Cigna PPO $4,899.65
Cigna HMO $4,899.65
United GlobalBenefitPlan $5,300.10
Aetna Broad $6,242.34
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $7,066.80
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $8,833.50
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $8,833.50
Multiplan PHCS $9,069.06
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $9,422.40
Community Care Network COMM $9,422.40
One Health Plan PPO $9,422.40
One Health Plan POS $9,422.40
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $9,422.40
PHCS COMM $10,011.30
Patients Choice COMM $10,364.64
Star Transportation COMM $10,600.20
American Postal Workers Union COMM $10,600.20
4Most COMM $10,600.20

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Inj vocal cord bulking agent at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $166.74 – $166.74
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $43.80 – $166.74
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $166.74 – $166.74
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL not published $43.80 – $166.74
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $49.98 – $55.14
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg not published $49.98 – $55.14
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $38.65 – $55.14

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