Critical care 30-74 minutes 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

$699.60

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.

$4,664.00

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.

$51.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,664.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.00 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $336.00 ↓ -52%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $805.94 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $805.94 ↑ +15%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $805.94 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $805.94 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $805.94 ↑ +15%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $805.94 ↑ +15%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $805.94 ↑ +15%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $805.94 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $805.94 ↑ +15%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $805.94 ↑ +15%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $818.84 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $838.18 ↑ +20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $838.18 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $846.24 ↑ +21%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $846.24 ↑ +21%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $846.24 ↑ +21%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,632.40 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,698.63 ↑ +143%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,756.96 ↑ +151%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,164.10 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,729.84 ↑ +290%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,970.79 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,970.79 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,983.63 ↑ +326%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,173.99 ↑ +354%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,492.00 ↑ +399%
AETNA AETNA $3,731.20 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,985.00 ↑ +470%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,664.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4,664.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,664.00 ↑ +567%

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Critical care 30-74 minutes at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $2,535.00 $842.61 – $4,045.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $2,535.00 $842.61 – $4,114.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $2,535.00 $842.61 – $4,045.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $2,535.00 $842.61 – $4,045.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $2,535.00 $842.61 – $4,045.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $699.60 $805.94 – $1,756.96
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,125.50 $822.06 – $846.24
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,661.00 $822.06 – $846.24

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