Alpha-fetoprotein afp-l3 frac & total 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

$110.63

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.

$481.00

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.

$42.09 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $481.00 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
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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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $42.09 ↓ -62%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $42.09 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $43.35 ↓ -61%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $43.77 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $43.77 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $64.41 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $64.41 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $64.41 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $64.41 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $64.41 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $64.41 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $82.11 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $89.99 ↓ -19%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $142.19 ↑ +29%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $144.30 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $144.30 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $144.30 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $144.30 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $144.30 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $144.30 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $144.30 ↑ +30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $144.30 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $146.61 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $148.63 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $150.07 ↑ +36%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $151.52 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $151.52 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $151.52 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $168.35 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $177.44 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $177.97 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $253.94 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $253.94 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $253.94 ↑ +130%
AETNA AETNA $384.80 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $481.00 ↑ +335%

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Alpha-fetoprotein afp-l3 frac & total at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $609.00 $33.33 – $766.24
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $609.00 $33.33 – $766.24
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $609.00 $33.33 – $766.24
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $609.00 $33.33 – $766.24
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $609.00 $33.33 – $766.24
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $112.80 $29.45 – $140.41
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $112.80 $29.45 – $140.41
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $265.00 $65.70 – $107.99

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