Insertion catheter bladder temporary simple 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

$43.20

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$288.00

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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$100.80 with MEDCOST vs $288.00 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
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $100.80 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $104.89 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $106.67 ↑ +147%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $106.67 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $109.87 ↑ +154%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $110.94 ↑ +157%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $112.00 ↑ +159%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +200%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +200%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +200%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +200%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +200%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $129.81 ↑ +200%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $129.81 ↑ +200%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $129.81 ↑ +200%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $129.81 ↑ +200%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↑ +200%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $131.89 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $135.01 ↑ +213%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $135.01 ↑ +213%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $136.30 ↑ +216%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $136.30 ↑ +216%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $136.30 ↑ +216%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $145.00 ↑ +236%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $145.00 ↑ +236%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $157.00 ↑ +263%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $168.00 ↑ +289%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $175.00 ↑ +305%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $180.00 ↑ +317%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $193.00 ↑ +347%
AETNA AETNA $230.40 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $231.00 ↑ +435%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $282.99 ↑ +555%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $288.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $288.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $288.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $288.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $288.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $288.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $288.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $288.00 ↑ +567%

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Insertion catheter bladder temporary simple at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $168.00 $120.71 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $168.00 $120.71 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $168.00 $120.71 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $168.00 $120.71 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $168.00 $120.71 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $43.20 $104.33 – $282.99
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $368.00 $132.41 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $158.50 $132.41 – $3,988.00

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