Beta-2 microglobulin 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

$27.60

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.

$120.00

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.

$16.18 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $120.00 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 UHC HERITAGE SELECT $16.18 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $16.18 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $16.18 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.18 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $16.18 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $16.18 ↓ -41%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $19.88 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $19.88 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $20.48 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.62 ↓ -25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $20.68 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $20.68 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $35.37 ↑ +28%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $36.00 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.00 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.00 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $36.00 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $36.00 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $36.00 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $36.00 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $36.00 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $36.58 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $37.08 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $37.44 ↑ +36%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $37.80 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $37.80 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $37.80 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $42.00 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $44.27 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $44.40 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $55.32 ↑ +100%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $63.49 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $63.49 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $63.49 ↑ +130%
AETNA AETNA $96.00 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $120.00 ↑ +335%

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Beta-2 microglobulin at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $306.00 $14.08 – $23.46
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $149.50 $15.74 – $188.10
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $149.50 $15.74 – $188.10
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $149.50 $15.74 – $188.10
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $149.50 $15.74 – $188.10
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $149.50 $15.74 – $188.10
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $28.35 $8.09 – $35.27
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $28.35 $13.91 – $35.27

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