Chromosome karyotype study 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

$43.24

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.

$188.00

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.

$32.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $188.00 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 $32.00 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $33.47 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $33.47 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $33.47 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.47 ↓ -23%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $33.47 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.47 ↓ -23%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $56.40 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.40 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.40 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $56.40 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $56.40 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $56.40 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $56.40 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $56.40 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $57.30 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $58.09 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $58.66 ↑ +36%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $59.22 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $59.22 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $59.22 ↑ +37%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $65.29 ↑ +51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $65.29 ↑ +51%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $65.80 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $67.24 ↑ +56%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $67.90 ↑ +57%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $67.90 ↑ +57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $69.35 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $69.56 ↑ +61%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $73.62 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $98.54 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $98.54 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $98.54 ↑ +128%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $106.59 ↑ +147%
AETNA AETNA $150.40 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $188.00 ↑ +335%

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Chromosome karyotype study at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $258.00 $29.13 – $48.53
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $197.50 $33.47 – $248.49
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $197.50 $33.47 – $248.49
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $197.50 $33.47 – $248.49
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $197.50 $33.47 – $248.49
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $197.50 $33.47 – $248.49
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $43.95 $16.74 – $72.96
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $43.95 $32.00 – $72.96

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