Analgesics non-opioid 6/more 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

$33.60

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.

$224.00

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.

$14.53 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $224.00 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
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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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $14.53 ↓ -57%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $14.53 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.97 ↓ -55%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $15.11 ↓ -55%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $15.26 ↓ -55%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $78.40 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $81.58 ↑ +143%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $95.87 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $108.19 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $108.19 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $108.19 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $156.80 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $179.20 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $224.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $224.00 ↑ +567%

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Analgesics non-opioid 6/more at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $33.60 $14.53 – $15.26
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $33.60 $14.97 – $15.26
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $33.60 $14.53 – $15.11
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD $33.12 $20.77 – $21.60
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP $33.12 $20.77 – $21.60
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $0.03 – $33.05
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $16.52 – $86.25
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $33.05 – $33.05

All Virginia hospitals for this procedure →