Biopsy of nail unit 11755 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

$288.42

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.

$1,254.00

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.

$92.93 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,254.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $92.93 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $340.70 ↑ +18%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $376.20 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $376.20 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $376.20 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $376.20 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $376.20 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $376.20 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $376.20 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $376.20 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $382.22 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $387.49 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $391.25 ↑ +36%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $395.01 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $395.01 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $395.01 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $438.90 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $462.60 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $463.98 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $487.81 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $487.81 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $581.86 ↑ +102%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $596.90 ↑ +107%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $784.43 ↑ +172%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $784.43 ↑ +172%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $807.96 ↑ +180%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $815.80 ↑ +183%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $815.81 ↑ +183%
AETNA AETNA $1,003.20 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,254.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,254.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,254.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,254.00 ↑ +335%

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Biopsy of nail unit 11755 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $293.70 $92.93 – $1,506.19
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $293.70 $92.93 – $853.69
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $293.70 $92.93 – $1,658.19
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $293.70 $92.93 – $853.69
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP $288.42 $92.93 – $815.81
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $704.73 – $1,547.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $704.73 – $2,603.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $710.31 – $731.20

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