Ghs moderate sedation < 5 yr, 30 min, other 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

$91.80

Cash price

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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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$612.00

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.

$27.75 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $612.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $27.75 ↓ -70%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $27.75 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $28.58 ↓ -69%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $28.86 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $29.14 ↓ -68%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $214.20 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $222.89 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $227.66 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $239.29 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $239.29 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $283.97 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $295.60 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $295.60 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $295.60 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $428.40 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $489.60 ↑ +433%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $612.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $612.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs moderate sedation < 5 yr, 30 min, other at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $130.50 $31.40 – $164.20
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $130.50 $31.40 – $164.20
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $130.50 $31.40 – $164.20
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $130.50 $31.40 – $164.20
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $130.50 $31.40 – $164.20
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $91.80 $27.75 – $29.14
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $244.50 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $323.00 not published

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