Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) 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

$96.45

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.

$643.00

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.

$82.20 with BLUE CROSS vs $643.00 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 $82.20 ↓ -15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $86.68 ↓ -10%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $102.00 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $102.00 ↑ +6%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $102.00 ↑ +6%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $102.00 ↑ +6%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $102.00 ↑ +6%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $102.00 ↑ +6%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $102.00 ↑ +6%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $102.00 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $102.00 ↑ +6%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $102.00 ↑ +6%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $103.63 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $106.08 ↑ +10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $106.08 ↑ +10%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $107.10 ↑ +11%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $107.10 ↑ +11%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $107.10 ↑ +11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $111.87 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $138.68 ↑ +44%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $138.68 ↑ +44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $142.84 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $144.23 ↑ +50%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $145.61 ↑ +51%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $222.37 ↑ +131%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $225.05 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $226.07 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $226.07 ↑ +134%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $226.07 ↑ +134%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $234.18 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $345.50 ↑ +258%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $375.99 ↑ +290%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $375.99 ↑ +290%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $377.62 ↑ +292%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $401.71 ↑ +316%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $469.00 ↑ +386%
AETNA AETNA $514.40 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $535.00 ↑ +455%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $643.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $643.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $643.00 ↑ +567%

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Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $1,545.08 $141.45 – $245.18
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $658.00 $106.34 – $867.24
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $658.00 $106.34 – $867.24
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $658.00 $106.34 – $867.24
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $658.00 $106.34 – $867.24
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $658.00 $106.34 – $867.24
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $96.45 $46.49 – $222.37
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $500.00 $104.04 – $107.10

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