CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) 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

$587.70

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.

$3,918.00

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.

$313.89 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,918.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 $313.89 ↓ -47%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -42%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $340.39 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $340.39 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -42%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $340.39 ↓ -42%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $340.39 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $340.39 ↓ -42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $345.84 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $354.01 ↓ -40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $354.01 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $357.41 ↓ -39%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $357.41 ↓ -39%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $357.41 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $407.99 ↓ -31%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $407.99 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $420.23 ↓ -28%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $424.31 ↓ -28%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $428.39 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $472.00 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $472.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $522.49 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $542.00 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $742.05 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,152.93 ↑ +96%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,254.70 ↑ +113%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,254.70 ↑ +113%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,260.12 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,340.52 ↑ +128%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,371.30 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,426.94 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,582.00 ↑ +339%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,947.00 ↑ +401%
AETNA AETNA $3,134.40 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,820.00 ↑ +550%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,918.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,918.00 ↑ +567%

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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis (with and without contrast) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $12,372.00 $478.75 – $828.27
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,149.00 $357.13 – $3,907.56
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $587.70 $295.81 – $742.05
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,108.00 $347.20 – $357.41

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