Pretreat rbc w chem/drugs reference 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

$90.16

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.

$392.00

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.

$13.44 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $392.00 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 $13.44 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $20.77 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $33.43 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.43 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $33.43 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $54.96 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $54.96 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $54.96 ↓ -39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $60.63 ↓ -33%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $117.60 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $117.60 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $117.60 ↑ +30%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $117.60 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $117.60 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $117.60 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $117.60 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $117.60 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $119.48 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $121.13 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $122.30 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $123.48 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $123.48 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $123.48 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $137.20 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $144.61 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $145.04 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $156.31 ↑ +73%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $156.31 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $161.00 ↑ +79%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $162.56 ↑ +80%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $162.56 ↑ +80%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $213.24 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $233.07 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $247.95 ↑ +175%
AETNA AETNA $313.60 ↑ +248%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $392.00 ↑ +335%

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