St evaluation swallow function 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.

$70.19 with TriAtlantic vs $449.10 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
TriAtlantic TRICR $70.19
Health Net TRICR $74.32
Humana Military TRCR $80.10
Devoted MCR $85.64
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $85.64
United VACCN $85.64
United Mine Workers MCR $85.64
Humana MCR $85.64
Sentara Health MCR $85.64
United MGMCR $86.07
Aetna MGMCR $86.62
Cigna NPR $86.83
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $87.35
Anthem MGMCR $88.21
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $89.07
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $89.92
Pyramid Life MGMCR $91.63
Align Senior Care MGMCR $91.63
Lifeworks MCR $94.81
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $109.78
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $174.65
Aetna SharedSavings $179.64
United OptionsPPO $193.11
United GlobalBenefitPlan $224.55
Aetna Broad $264.47
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $299.40
Virginia Health Network COMM $354.29
Virginia Health Network WC $354.29
CorVel WorkersComp $359.28
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $374.25
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $374.25
Multiplan PHCS $384.23
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $399.20
One Health Plan POS $399.20
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $399.20
Community Care Network COMM $399.20
One Health Plan PPO $399.20
PHCS COMM $424.15
Patients Choice COMM $439.12
Star Transportation COMM $449.10
4Most COMM $449.10
American Postal Workers Union COMM $449.10
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital

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St evaluation swallow function at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $380.00 $70.19 – $89.92
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $343.50 $76.42 – $549.82
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $343.50 $76.42 – $549.82
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $343.50 $76.42 – $549.82
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $343.50 $76.42 – $549.82
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $343.50 $76.42 – $549.82
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $753.00 $61.94 – $91.63
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $1,353.00 $70.19 – $115.61

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