Implant neuroelectrodes 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

$2,989.95

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.

$19,933.00

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.

$836.94 with BLUE CROSS vs $19,933.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $836.94 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,761.59 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $6,218.03 ↑ +108%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $6,317.52 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $6,466.75 ↑ +116%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $6,466.75 ↑ +116%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $6,528.94 ↑ +118%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $6,528.94 ↑ +118%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $6,528.94 ↑ +118%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $6,976.55 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $7,259.60 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7,415.08 ↑ +148%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7,793.80 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7,793.80 ↑ +161%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $7,930.74 ↑ +165%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $7,930.74 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $8,168.66 ↑ +173%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $8,247.97 ↑ +176%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $8,327.28 ↑ +179%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $9,248.91 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $9,627.64 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $9,627.64 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $9,627.64 ↑ +222%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $13,555.31 ↑ +353%
AETNA AETNA $15,946.40 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $19,933.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $19,933.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $19,933.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $19,933.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $19,933.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $19,933.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $19,933.00 ↑ +567%

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Implant neuroelectrodes at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $2,989.95 $836.94 – $13,555.31
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $10,666.00 $3,304.00 – $13,397.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $10,305.50 $3,988.00 – $6,528.94
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $2,989.95 $836.94 – $13,555.31
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $12,535.50 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $10,305.50 $5,220.00 – $6,528.94
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $10,666.00 $6,342.39 – $6,528.94
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton $10,305.50 $6,342.39 – $6,528.94

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