Appl multlay comprs arm/hand 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

$65.85

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.

$439.00

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.

$46.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $439.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $94.38 ↑ +43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $94.38 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $97.21 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $98.16 ↑ +49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $99.10 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↑ +76%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $153.65 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $158.55 ↑ +141%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $158.55 ↑ +141%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $158.55 ↑ +141%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $158.55 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $158.55 ↑ +141%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $158.55 ↑ +141%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $158.55 ↑ +141%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $158.55 ↑ +141%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $158.55 ↑ +141%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $158.55 ↑ +141%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $159.88 ↑ +143%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $161.09 ↑ +145%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $164.89 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $164.89 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $166.48 ↑ +153%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $166.48 ↑ +153%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $166.48 ↑ +153%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $203.70 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $212.04 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $212.04 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $212.04 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $215.00 ↑ +226%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $279.00 ↑ +324%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $345.64 ↑ +425%
AETNA AETNA $351.20 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $439.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $439.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $439.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $439.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $439.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $439.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $439.00 ↑ +567%

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Appl multlay comprs arm/hand at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $65.85 $46.00 – $345.64
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $257.00 $161.72 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $275.00 $161.72 – $3,988.00
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $65.85 $46.00 – $380.52
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $65.85 $46.00 – $345.64
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $359.50 $163.00 – $167.79
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $275.00 $161.72 – $5,220.00
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $257.00 $161.72 – $166.48

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