2019-ncov diagnostic p at Russell County Hospital

58 CARROLL ST., LEBANON, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891973939

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$10.35

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.

$69.00

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.

$10.36 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $78.31 with AMBETTER — 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 $10.36 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.36 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.67 ↑ +3%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.77 ↑ +4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.88 ↑ +5%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $24.15 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $25.13 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $32.33 ↑ +212%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $33.33 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $33.33 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $33.33 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $35.92 ↑ +247%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $35.92 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $35.92 ↑ +247%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.92 ↑ +247%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.92 ↑ +247%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.92 ↑ +247%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $36.49 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $37.36 ↑ +261%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $37.36 ↑ +261%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $37.72 ↑ +264%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $37.72 ↑ +264%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $37.72 ↑ +264%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $48.30 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $55.20 ↑ +433%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $69.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $69.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $69.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $78.31 ↑ +657%

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2019-ncov diagnostic p at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $44.50 $11.72 – $162.72
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $44.50 $11.72 – $162.72
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $44.50 $11.72 – $162.72
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $44.50 $11.72 – $162.72
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $44.50 $11.72 – $162.72
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $10.35 $10.36 – $78.31
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $10.35 $10.67 – $78.31
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $10.35 $10.36 – $78.31

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