Exc ben+marg excep skin tag snhfg 0.6-1cm 11421 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

$38.55

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.

$257.00

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.

$89.95 with MEDCOST vs $1,506.19 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 $89.95 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $93.60 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.60 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $100.49 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $100.49 ↑ +161%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $101.19 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $119.25 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $122.33 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $122.33 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $122.33 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $205.60 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $257.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $257.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $257.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $257.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $257.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $257.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $257.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $257.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $257.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $257.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $257.00 ↑ +567%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $257.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $257.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $257.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $261.11 ↑ +577%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $548.91 ↑ +1324%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $548.91 ↑ +1324%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $570.87 ↑ +1381%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $576.36 ↑ +1395%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $718.55 ↑ +1764%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,506.19 ↑ +3807%

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Exc ben+marg excep skin tag snhfg 0.6-1cm 11421 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $2,622.00 $621.13 – $2,485.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $2,622.00 $621.13 – $2,485.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $2,622.00 $621.13 – $2,485.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $2,622.00 $621.13 – $2,485.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $2,622.00 $621.13 – $2,485.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,916.00 $704.73 – $1,547.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,716.50 $704.73 – $2,603.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $1,716.50 $710.31 – $731.20

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