Leg CT Scan (without contrast, both legs) 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

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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.

$196.96 with Anthem vs $4,530.00 with Aetna — 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 $196.96 —
Anthem PPO $218.82 —
Anthem HMO $218.82 —
United AllPayerAppendix $245.18 —
Cigna NPR $475.37 —
Lifeworks MCR $519.08 —
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $601.04 —
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $956.20 —
United OptionsPPO $1,057.28 —
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,229.40 —
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $1,639.20 —
Multiplan PHCS $1,830.44 —
Virginia Health Network COMM $1,939.72 —
Virginia Health Network WC $1,939.72 —
CorVel WorkersComp $1,967.04 —
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $2,049.00 —
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $2,049.00 —
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $2,185.60 —
Community Care Network COMM $2,185.60 —
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $2,185.60 —
One Health Plan POS $2,185.60 —
One Health Plan PPO $2,185.60 —
PHCS COMM $2,322.20 —
Patients Choice COMM $2,404.16 —
American Postal Workers Union COMM $2,458.80 —
4Most COMM $2,458.80 —
Star Transportation COMM $2,458.80 —
Aetna SharedSavings $2,919.00 —
Aetna Broad $4,530.00 —

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Leg CT Scan (without contrast, both legs) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $651.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $651.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $651.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $651.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $651.50 $106.34 – $1,432.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $531.75 $102.00 – $222.37
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $531.75 $102.00 – $222.37
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $974.00 $104.04 – $107.10

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