Bx thyroid/percutan core needle 60100 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

$639.60

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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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$4,264.00

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.

$690.91 with MANAGED MEDICAIRE vs $4,264.00 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
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $690.91 ↑ +8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +8%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +8%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +8%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $690.91 ↑ +8%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $690.91 ↑ +8%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $690.91 ↑ +8%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $690.91 ↑ +8%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $701.96 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $704.00 ↑ +10%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $718.55 ↑ +12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $718.55 ↑ +12%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $725.46 ↑ +13%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $725.46 ↑ +13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +88%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,223.00 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,223.00 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,406.00 ↑ +120%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +129%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,492.40 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,506.19 ↑ +135%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,552.95 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,340.20 ↑ +266%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,546.76 ↑ +298%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,546.76 ↑ +298%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,557.76 ↑ +300%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,720.95 ↑ +325%
AETNA AETNA $3,411.20 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,264.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,264.00 ↑ +567%

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Bx thyroid/percutan core needle 60100 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $631.00 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $631.00 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $631.00 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $631.00 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $631.00 $703.59 – $2,485.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $639.60 $568.95 – $1,506.19
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $667.50 $704.73 – $1,547.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,077.50 $704.73 – $2,603.00

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