Culture afb any source 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

$18.90

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.

$126.00

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.

$10.36 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $126.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10.36 ↓ -45%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10.36 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $10.67 ↓ -44%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $10.77 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10.80 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.80 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $10.80 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10.80 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $10.80 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.80 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10.80 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $10.80 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $10.80 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10.80 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $10.80 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $10.80 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $10.80 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $10.80 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $10.80 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $10.80 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $10.80 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.80 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $10.88 ↓ -42%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $10.97 ↓ -42%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.23 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $11.23 ↓ -41%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11.34 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11.34 ↓ -40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11.34 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.77 ↓ -27%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $23.54 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $23.82 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $31.88 ↑ +69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $42.64 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $42.64 ↑ +126%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $42.64 ↑ +126%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $44.10 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $45.89 ↑ +143%
AETNA AETNA $100.80 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $126.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $126.00 ↑ +567%

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