Insj perq vad r hrt venous 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

$414.00

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.

$2,760.00

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.

$966.00 with MEDCOST vs $42,133.59 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
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $966.00 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,005.19 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,107.00 ↑ +167%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +268%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,621.00 ↑ +292%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,850.00 ↑ +347%
AETNA AETNA $2,208.00 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,397.00 ↑ +479%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,681.00 ↑ +548%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,681.00 ↑ +548%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,760.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $40,127.23 ↑ +9593%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $40,127.23 ↑ +9593%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $41,732.32 ↑ +9980%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $42,133.59 ↑ +10077%

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Insj perq vad r hrt venous at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,019.00 $931.37 – $47,223.45
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,019.00 $931.37 – $47,223.45
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,019.00 $931.37 – $47,223.45
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,019.00 $931.37 – $47,223.45
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,019.00 $931.37 – $47,223.45
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $414.00 $2,760.00 – $42,133.10
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $414.00 $2,760.00 – $42,133.10
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $414.00 $2,760.00 – $41,731.83

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