2d tte w or without fol w/con,co at Dickenson Community Hospital

312 HOSPITAL DR., CLINTWOOD, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1285685727

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$180.32

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.

$784.00

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.

$235.20 with AETNA vs $887.49 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
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $235.20 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $235.20 ↑ +30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $235.20 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $235.20 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $235.20 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $235.20 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $235.20 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $235.20 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $238.96 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $242.26 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $244.61 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $246.96 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $246.96 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $246.96 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $274.40 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $289.22 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $290.08 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $304.98 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $304.98 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $363.78 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $378.67 ↑ +110%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $501.02 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $548.80 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA $627.20 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $784.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $784.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $784.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $784.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $784.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $784.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $784.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $784.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $784.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $853.36 ↑ +373%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $887.49 ↑ +392%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $887.49 ↑ +392%

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2d tte w or without fol w/con,co at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,106.50 $675.71 – $1,840.54
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,106.50 $675.71 – $1,840.54
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,106.50 $675.71 – $1,840.54
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,106.50 $675.71 – $1,840.54
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,106.50 $675.71 – $1,840.54
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $183.75 $501.02 – $1,667.39
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $183.75 $501.02 – $1,667.39
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $183.75 $278.35 – $1,667.39

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