Unlisted transfusion med px 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

$11.73

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.

$51.00

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.

$6.52 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $51.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6.52 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6.52 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6.71 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6.78 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6.78 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.44 ↑ +15%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $15.30 ↑ +30%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $15.30 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $15.30 ↑ +30%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $15.30 ↑ +30%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $15.30 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.30 ↑ +30%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $15.30 ↑ +30%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.30 ↑ +30%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $15.54 ↑ +32%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $15.76 ↑ +34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $15.91 ↑ +36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $16.07 ↑ +37%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $16.07 ↑ +37%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $16.07 ↑ +37%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $17.85 ↑ +52%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $18.81 ↑ +60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $18.87 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.99 ↑ +96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $22.99 ↑ +96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $22.99 ↑ +96%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $25.80 ↑ +120%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $30.07 ↑ +156%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $30.07 ↑ +156%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $30.07 ↑ +156%
AETNA AETNA $40.80 ↑ +248%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $51.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $51.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $51.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $51.00 ↑ +335%

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Unlisted transfusion med px at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $12.30 $4.56 – $61.52
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $12.30 $4.56 – $61.52
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $12.30 $4.70 – $67.73
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $12.30 $4.56 – $61.52
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP $11.73 $6.52 – $25.80
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $24.67 – $139.26
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $16.07 – $29.63
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $8.69 – $66.89

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