Cholangiogram percutaneous compl 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

$980.10

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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$6,534.00

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 $7,615.49 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,146.00 ↑ +119%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,213.33 ↑ +126%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,213.33 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,279.73 ↑ +133%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,286.90 ↑ +133%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,301.86 ↑ +135%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,324.00 ↑ +137%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,379.68 ↑ +143%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,493.34 ↑ +256%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,549.23 ↑ +262%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,633.08 ↑ +271%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,633.08 ↑ +271%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,668.01 ↑ +274%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,668.01 ↑ +274%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,668.01 ↑ +274%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,061.00 ↑ +416%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,061.00 ↑ +416%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5,125.00 ↑ +423%
AETNA AETNA $5,227.20 ↑ +433%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,820.00 ↑ +494%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5,849.00 ↑ +497%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,048.00 ↑ +517%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,534.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7,615.49 ↑ +677%

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Cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,935.50 $943.00 – $3,670.22
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,935.50 $943.00 – $3,670.22
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,935.50 $943.00 – $3,670.22
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,935.50 $943.00 – $3,670.22
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,935.50 $943.00 – $3,670.22
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $980.10 $2,213.30 – $7,615.49
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $4,865.00 $2,670.00 – $8,246.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $5,205.50 $778.00 – $3,988.00

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