Apply rigid leg cast 29445 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

$129.75

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.

$865.00

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 $689.00 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 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $116.00 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $215.00 ↑ +66%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $241.15 ↑ +86%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $250.93 ↑ +93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $251.61 ↑ +94%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $251.61 ↑ +94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $256.31 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $259.16 ↑ +100%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $261.67 ↑ +102%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $264.19 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $272.89 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $272.89 ↑ +110%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $272.89 ↑ +110%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $272.89 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $272.89 ↑ +110%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $272.89 ↑ +110%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $272.89 ↑ +110%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $272.89 ↑ +110%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $272.89 ↑ +110%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $272.89 ↑ +110%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $277.26 ↑ +114%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $283.81 ↑ +119%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $283.81 ↑ +119%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $286.54 ↑ +121%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $286.54 ↑ +121%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $286.54 ↑ +121%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $319.70 ↑ +146%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $327.96 ↑ +153%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $327.96 ↑ +153%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $327.96 ↑ +153%
AETNA AETNA $551.20 ↑ +325%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $594.90 ↑ +358%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $689.00 ↑ +431%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $689.00 ↑ +431%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $689.00 ↑ +431%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $689.00 ↑ +431%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $689.00 ↑ +431%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $689.00 ↑ +431%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $689.00 ↑ +431%

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