Mnt subs tx for change dx 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

$91.00

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.

$91.00

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.

$15.83 with Cigna vs $81.90 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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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
Cigna NPR $15.83 ↓ -83%
Lifeworks MCR $17.29 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $20.02 ↓ -78%
Humana MCR $27.38 ↓ -70%
Devoted MCR $27.38 ↓ -70%
United Mine Workers MCR $27.38 ↓ -70%
United VACCN $27.38 ↓ -70%
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $27.38 ↓ -70%
Sentara Health MCR $27.38 ↓ -70%
United MGMCR $27.52 ↓ -70%
Aetna MGMCR $27.69 ↓ -70%
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $27.93 ↓ -69%
Anthem MGMCR $28.20 ↓ -69%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $28.48 ↓ -69%
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $28.75 ↓ -68%
Pyramid Life MGMCR $29.30 ↓ -68%
Align Senior Care MGMCR $29.30 ↓ -68%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $31.85 ↓ -65%
Aetna SharedSavings $32.76 ↓ -64%
United OptionsPPO $35.22 ↓ -61%
Cigna HMO $37.86 ↓ -58%
Cigna PPO $37.86 ↓ -58%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $40.95 ↓ -55%
Aetna Broad $48.23 ↓ -47%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $54.60 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $64.61 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $64.61 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $65.52 ↓ -28%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $68.25 ↓ -25%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $68.25 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $70.07 ↓ -23%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $72.80 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $72.80 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan PPO $72.80 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $72.80 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $72.80 ↓ -20%
PHCS COMM $77.35 ↓ -15%
Patients Choice COMM $80.08 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $81.90 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $81.90 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $81.90 ↓ -10%

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Mnt subs tx for change dx at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $26.65 – $28.52
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $27.38 – $36.96
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $27.38 – $29.30
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE not published $27.38 – $29.30
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL not published $27.38 – $36.96
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $30.17 – $32.28
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg not published $27.38 – $29.30
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $27.38 – $29.30

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