Convert nephrostomy catheter 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

$369.60

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.

$2,464.00

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.

$862.40 with MEDCOST vs $4,446.23 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
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $862.40 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +138%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $897.39 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +185%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +312%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +322%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,877.00 ↑ +408%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,877.00 ↑ +408%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,895.24 ↑ +413%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,895.24 ↑ +413%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,952.10 ↑ +428%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,971.05 ↑ +433%
AETNA AETNA $1,971.20 ↑ +433%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,990.00 ↑ +438%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +452%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,072.19 ↑ +461%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,121.14 ↑ +474%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,121.14 ↑ +474%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,141.53 ↑ +479%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,141.53 ↑ +479%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,141.53 ↑ +479%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,160.00 ↑ +484%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,246.00 ↑ +508%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,464.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,464.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,464.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,464.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,464.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,464.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,464.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $4,446.23 ↑ +1103%

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Convert nephrostomy catheter at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $2,360.00 $686.85 – $2,230.39
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $2,360.00 $686.85 – $2,230.39
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $2,360.00 $686.85 – $2,230.39
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $2,360.00 $686.85 – $2,230.39
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $2,360.00 $686.85 – $2,230.39
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $369.60 $1,684.15 – $4,446.23
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,463.50 $1,547.00 – $3,895.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,379.00 $671.14 – $3,988.00

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