I131 iodide sol, rx 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

$32.40

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.

$216.00

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.

$9.47 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $546.81 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.

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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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.47 ↓ -71%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $16.46 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $20.40 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $20.40 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $20.40 ↓ -37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $20.77 ↓ -36%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $20.77 ↓ -36%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.77 ↓ -36%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $20.77 ↓ -36%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $20.77 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $20.77 ↓ -36%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $20.77 ↓ -36%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $20.77 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $20.77 ↓ -36%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $20.77 ↓ -36%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $21.10 ↓ -35%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $21.60 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $21.60 ↓ -33%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $21.81 ↓ -33%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $21.81 ↓ -33%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $21.81 ↓ -33%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $45.28 ↑ +40%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $73.08 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $73.08 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $73.08 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $73.08 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $73.08 ↑ +126%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $75.60 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $78.67 ↑ +143%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $104.33 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $104.33 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $104.33 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $151.20 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $172.80 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $216.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $216.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $216.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $520.77 ↑ +1507%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $520.77 ↑ +1507%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $541.60 ↑ +1572%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $546.81 ↑ +1588%

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I131 iodide sol, rx at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $32.40 $9.47 – $520.76
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $18.50 $21.19 – $21.81
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $20.00 $21.19 – $21.81
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $32.40 $5.26 – $536.90
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $32.40 $9.47 – $520.76
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $20.00 $21.19 – $21.81
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $60.00 $62.31 – $62.31
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $20.00 $21.19 – $21.81

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