Ecmo/ecls initiation venous 33946 at Russell County Hospital
58 CARROLL ST., LEBANON, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891973939
$257.10
Cash price 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.
$1,714.00
Gross charge 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.
$599.90 with MEDCOST vs $10,628.54 with AETNA — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $599.90 | ↑ +133% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $624.24 | ↑ +143% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,107.00 | ↑ +331% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $1,371.20 | ↑ +433% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1,523.00 | ↑ +492% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,621.00 | ↑ +530% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,714.00 | ↑ +567% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $10,122.42 | ↑ +3837% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $10,122.42 | ↑ +3837% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $10,527.32 | ↑ +3995% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $10,628.54 | ↑ +4034% |
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Ecmo/ecls initiation venous 33946 at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | ABINGDON | $257.10 | $10,122.30 – $10,628.42 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | $688.50 | $1,547.00 – $1,547.00 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | $771.00 | $1,972.00 – $3,988.00 |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | BIG STONE GAP | $257.10 | $1,714.00 – $10,628.42 |
| Smyth County Community Hospital | MARION | $257.10 | $1,714.00 – $10,527.20 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | $771.00 | $5,169.00 – $5,220.00 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg | $688.50 | not published |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton | $771.00 | $5,169.00 – $5,169.00 |