Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$3,454.50

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.

$23,030.00

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.

$1,523.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $23,030.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,681.00 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,681.00 ↓ -22%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,257.00 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $6,374.54 ↑ +85%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $6,374.54 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6,565.77 ↑ +90%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6,629.52 ↑ +92%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6,693.27 ↑ +94%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↑ +105%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7,193.06 ↑ +108%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7,362.97 ↑ +113%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,362.97 ↑ +113%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7,433.77 ↑ +115%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7,433.77 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7,433.77 ↑ +115%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $8,060.50 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8,387.00 ↑ +143%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $8,387.53 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9,572.00 ↑ +177%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12,407.00 ↑ +259%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $15,433.92 ↑ +347%
AETNA AETNA $18,424.00 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $23,030.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $23,030.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $23,030.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $23,030.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $23,030.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $23,030.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $23,030.00 ↑ +567%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $11,780.00 $3,469.00 – $14,298.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $11,780.00 $3,469.00 – $14,298.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $11,780.00 $3,469.00 – $14,298.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $11,780.00 $3,469.00 – $14,298.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $11,780.00 $3,469.00 – $14,298.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $3,454.50 $5,568.30 – $15,433.92
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $9,031.00 $4,007.00 – $13,397.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $4,793.00 $3,988.00 – $12,325.00

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