Hc nm kidney imaging with flow 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

$418.80

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.

$2,792.00

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.

$191.07 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,792.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $191.07 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $286.79 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $347.26 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -7%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -7%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -7%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $390.05 ↓ -7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $390.05 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $390.05 ↓ -7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $390.05 ↓ -7%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $396.29 ↓ -5%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $405.65 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $405.65 ↓ -3%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $409.55 ↓ -2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $409.55 ↓ -2%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $409.55 ↓ -2%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $469.60 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $469.60 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $483.68 ↑ +15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $488.38 ↑ +17%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $493.08 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $540.81 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $540.81 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $540.81 ↑ +29%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $850.31 ↑ +103%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $977.20 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,016.85 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,321.16 ↑ +215%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,437.77 ↑ +243%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,437.77 ↑ +243%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,443.98 ↑ +245%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,536.11 ↑ +267%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,086.00 ↑ +398%
AETNA AETNA $2,233.60 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,381.00 ↑ +469%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,792.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,792.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,792.00 ↑ +567%

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Hc nm kidney imaging with flow at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $418.80 $116.96 – $850.31
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $512.50 $397.85 – $409.55
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $776.00 $397.85 – $588.43
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $418.80 $159.33 – $936.12
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $418.80 $191.07 – $850.31
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $1,050.00 $336.45 – $411.81
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $1,963.00 $80.36 – $848.52
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $3,186.00 $59.23 – $1,130.77

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