Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf 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

$2,473.80

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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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$16,492.00

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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.

$190.09 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $16,492.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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

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 $190.09 ↓ -92%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $299.49 ↓ -88%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $299.49 ↓ -88%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $299.49 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.49 ↓ -88%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $299.49 ↓ -88%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $299.49 ↓ -88%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.49 ↓ -88%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $299.49 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $299.49 ↓ -88%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $299.49 ↓ -88%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $304.28 ↓ -88%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $311.47 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $311.47 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $314.46 ↓ -87%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $314.46 ↓ -87%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $314.46 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $510.02 ↓ -79%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $510.02 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $525.33 ↓ -79%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $530.42 ↓ -79%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $535.52 ↓ -78%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $652.88 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,014.40 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,103.93 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,103.93 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,108.70 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,179.44 ↓ -52%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $5,772.20 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $6,006.39 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,135.02 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6,448.37 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $6,448.37 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $7,652.29 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $7,965.64 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $7,965.64 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $7,965.64 ↑ +222%
AETNA AETNA $13,193.60 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $16,492.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $16,492.00 ↑ +567%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $591.50 $295.19 – $2,485.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $2,473.80 $190.09 – $652.88
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $411.00 $305.48 – $511.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $435.50 $305.48 – $3,988.00

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