Assay of lrh hormone 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

$17.40

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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$116.00

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.

$13.91 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $116.00 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 $13.91 ↓ -20%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $13.91 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $14.33 ↓ -18%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $14.47 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $14.61 ↓ -16%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.19 ↓ -1%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $17.19 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $17.19 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $17.19 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.19 ↓ -1%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $17.19 ↓ -1%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $17.19 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $17.19 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $17.19 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $17.19 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $17.19 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $17.19 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $17.19 ↓ -1%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17.19 ↓ -1%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17.19 ↓ -1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17.19 ↓ -1%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17.19 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.19 ↓ -1%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $17.47 ↑ +0%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.88 ↑ +3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $17.88 ↑ +3%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18.05 ↑ +4%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18.05 ↑ +4%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18.05 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.92 ↑ +26%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $37.47 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $37.53 ↑ +116%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $40.60 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $42.25 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $55.46 ↑ +219%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $68.22 ↑ +292%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $68.22 ↑ +292%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $68.22 ↑ +292%
AETNA AETNA $92.80 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $116.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $116.00 ↑ +567%

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Assay of lrh hormone at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $798.00 $14.96 – $24.93
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $189.50 $15.74 – $238.43
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $189.50 $15.74 – $238.43
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $189.50 $15.74 – $238.43
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $189.50 $15.74 – $238.43
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $189.50 $15.74 – $238.43
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $17.40 $8.60 – $37.47
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $17.40 $8.60 – $41.26

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