CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) 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

$576.61

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.

$2,507.00

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.

$313.89 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,507.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $313.89 ↓ -46%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $498.00 ↓ -14%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $498.00 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $522.49 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $542.00 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $583.04 ↑ +1%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $583.04 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $600.54 ↑ +4%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $606.36 ↑ +5%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $606.37 ↑ +5%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $752.10 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $752.10 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $752.10 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $752.10 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $752.10 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $752.10 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $752.10 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $752.10 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $764.13 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $774.66 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $782.18 ↑ +36%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $789.71 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $789.71 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $789.71 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $877.45 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $924.83 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $927.59 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,261.05 ↑ +119%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,378.34 ↑ +139%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,466.34 ↑ +154%
AETNA AETNA $2,005.60 ↑ +248%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,507.00 ↑ +335%

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $12,372.00 $478.75 – $828.27
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $587.70 $295.81 – $742.05
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $587.70 $313.89 – $742.05

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