Blood typing abo 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

$18.45

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.

$123.00

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.

$2.99 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $282.99 with AMBETTER — 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 $2.99 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2.99 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2.99 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4.39 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4.56 ↓ -75%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.56 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4.70 ↓ -75%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4.74 ↓ -74%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4.79 ↓ -74%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6.50 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.93 ↓ -62%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $11.37 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $11.37 ↓ -38%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $11.37 ↓ -38%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $43.05 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $44.80 ↑ +143%
AETNA AETNA $98.40 ↑ +433%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $123.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $123.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $123.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $123.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $123.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $123.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $123.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $123.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $123.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $123.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $123.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $123.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $123.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $124.97 ↑ +577%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $135.01 ↑ +632%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $282.99 ↑ +1434%

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Blood typing abo at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $354.00 $2.99 – $4.34
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $92.00 $2.99 – $115.75
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $92.00 $2.99 – $115.75
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $92.00 $2.99 – $115.75
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $92.00 $2.99 – $115.75
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $92.00 $2.99 – $115.75
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $18.45 $2.99 – $282.99
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $65.00 $5.00 – $133.71

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