Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 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

$254.40

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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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$1,696.00

Gross charge

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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.

$56.37 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,696.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $56.37 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -33%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $299.49 ↑ +18%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.49 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $299.49 ↑ +18%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $299.49 ↑ +18%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $299.49 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $299.49 ↑ +18%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $299.49 ↑ +18%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $299.49 ↑ +18%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $299.49 ↑ +18%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $299.49 ↑ +18%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $304.28 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $311.47 ↑ +22%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $311.47 ↑ +22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $314.46 ↑ +24%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $314.46 ↑ +24%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $314.46 ↑ +24%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $315.38 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $315.38 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $324.85 ↑ +28%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $328.00 ↑ +29%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $331.15 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +132%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $593.60 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $617.68 ↑ +143%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $652.88 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,014.40 ↑ +299%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,103.93 ↑ +334%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,103.93 ↑ +334%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,108.70 ↑ +336%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,179.44 ↑ +364%
AETNA AETNA $1,356.80 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,696.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,696.00 ↑ +567%

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Aspirate/inj ganglion cyst 20612 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $352.50 $295.19 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $352.50 $295.19 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $352.50 $295.19 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $352.50 $295.19 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $352.50 $295.19 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $254.40 $56.37 – $652.88
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $282.50 $305.48 – $1,010.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $308.00 $305.48 – $2,603.00

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