Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old 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

$539.10

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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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$3,594.00

Gross charge

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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.

$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,715.94 with AMBETTER — 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 $171.00 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $285.81 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +9%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,257.90 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,308.93 ↑ +143%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,497.76 ↑ +178%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,497.76 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,542.70 ↑ +186%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,557.67 ↑ +189%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,572.65 ↑ +192%
AETNA AETNA $2,875.20 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +471%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,130.00 ↑ +481%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,203.93 ↑ +494%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,203.93 ↑ +494%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,234.74 ↑ +500%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +500%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,594.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,594.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,594.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,594.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,594.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,594.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,594.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,715.94 ↑ +1146%

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Insertion nontunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter >= 5 years old at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,871.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,871.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,871.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,871.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,871.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $539.10 $285.81 – $6,715.94
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,303.50 $1,010.00 – $3,227.04
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,161.00 $1,377.00 – $3,227.04

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