Milrinone 20 mg/100 ml(200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggybk 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

$181.00

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$181.00

Gross charge

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$1.33 with TriAtlantic vs $162.90 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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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
TriAtlantic TRICR $1.33 ↓ -99%
Health Net TRICR $1.41 ↓ -99%
Humana Military TRCR $1.52 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $3.58 ↓ -98%
Aetna MGMCR $27.15 ↓ -85%
Cigna NPR $31.49 ↓ -83%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $63.35 ↓ -65%
United OptionsPPO $70.05 ↓ -61%
Cigna HMO $75.30 ↓ -58%
Cigna PPO $75.30 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $81.45 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $108.60 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $128.51 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $128.51 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $130.32 ↓ -28%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $135.75 ↓ -25%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $135.75 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $139.37 ↓ -23%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $144.80 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $144.80 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan PPO $144.80 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $144.80 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $144.80 ↓ -20%
PHCS COMM $153.85 ↓ -15%
Patients Choice COMM $159.28 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $162.90 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $162.90 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $162.90 ↓ -10%

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Milrinone 20 mg/100 ml(200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggybk at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $82.00 $1.33 – $3.58
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $33.31 $2.03 – $6.93
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $33.31 $2.03 – $6.93
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $33.31 $2.03 – $6.93
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $33.31 $2.03 – $6.93
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $33.31 $2.03 – $6.93
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $1.33 – $3.58
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $1.18 – $3.58

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