Brcassure ashkenazi panel-sendout 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

$136.39

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.

$593.00

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.

$159.03 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $593.00 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $159.03 ↑ +17%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $177.90 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $177.90 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $177.90 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.90 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $177.90 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $177.90 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.90 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $177.90 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $180.75 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $183.24 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $185.02 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $186.80 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $186.80 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $186.80 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $207.55 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $218.76 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $219.41 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $230.68 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $230.68 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $286.42 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $415.10 ↑ +204%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $440.00 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $440.00 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $440.00 ↑ +223%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $440.00 ↑ +223%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $440.00 ↑ +223%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $440.00 ↑ +223%
AETNA AETNA $474.40 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $535.10 ↑ +292%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $535.10 ↑ +292%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $551.16 ↑ +304%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $556.50 ↑ +308%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $556.51 ↑ +308%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $593.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $593.00 ↑ +335%

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Brcassure ashkenazi panel-sendout at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,583.50 $423.71 – $2,279.18
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,583.50 $423.71 – $2,279.18
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,583.50 $423.71 – $2,279.18
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,583.50 $423.71 – $2,279.18
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,583.50 $423.71 – $2,279.18
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $138.90 $159.03 – $959.20
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $138.90 $159.03 – $959.20
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $138.90 $88.35 – $959.20

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