Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct 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

$221.55

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.

$1,477.00

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.

$153.80 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,477.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $153.80 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $186.99 ↓ -16%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $239.52 ↑ +8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $239.52 ↑ +8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $239.52 ↑ +8%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $322.27 ↑ +45%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $322.27 ↑ +45%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $322.27 ↑ +45%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $322.27 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $322.27 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $322.27 ↑ +45%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $322.27 ↑ +45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $322.27 ↑ +45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $322.27 ↑ +45%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $322.27 ↑ +45%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $327.43 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $335.17 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $335.17 ↑ +51%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $338.39 ↑ +53%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $338.39 ↑ +53%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $338.39 ↑ +53%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $516.95 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $537.92 ↑ +143%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $652.33 ↑ +194%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $652.33 ↑ +194%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $671.90 ↑ +203%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $678.42 ↑ +206%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $684.95 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $702.56 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,091.58 ↑ +393%
AETNA AETNA $1,181.60 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,187.92 ↑ +436%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,187.92 ↑ +436%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,193.06 ↑ +439%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,269.17 ↑ +473%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,477.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,477.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,477.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,477.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,477.00 ↑ +567%

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Chemo adm cns w/lmbr punct at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $765.50 $331.69 – $963.15
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $765.50 $331.69 – $963.15
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $765.50 $331.69 – $963.15
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $765.50 $331.69 – $963.15
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $765.50 $331.69 – $963.15
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $221.55 $105.78 – $702.56
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $805.00 $328.72 – $338.39
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $444.00 $328.72 – $338.39

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