Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf 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

$2,427.88

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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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$10,556.00

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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.

$190.09 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $10,556.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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

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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $190.09 ↓ -92%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $728.86 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $728.86 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $750.73 ↓ -69%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $758.01 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $758.02 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,109.53 ↓ -54%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,212.72 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,290.14 ↓ -47%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,166.80 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,217.47 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,261.80 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,293.47 ↑ +36%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,325.14 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,325.14 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,325.14 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,694.60 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,894.11 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,905.72 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,106.28 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $4,106.28 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $4,127.40 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $4,897.98 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $4,950.76 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,950.76 ↑ +104%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,098.55 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA $8,444.80 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $10,556.00 ↑ +335%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $2,473.80 $190.09 – $652.88
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $2,473.80 $190.09 – $652.88
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $411.00 $305.48 – $511.00

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