Nuclear Stress Test (Heart) 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

$452.25

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.

$3,015.00

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.

$340.93 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,015.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $340.93 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $605.23 ↑ +34%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $671.97 ↑ +49%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,055.25 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,098.06 ↑ +143%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $1,157.33 ↑ +156%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,157.33 ↑ +156%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,186.63 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,186.63 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,186.63 ↑ +162%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $1,192.05 ↑ +164%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,203.62 ↑ +166%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,215.20 ↑ +169%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,263.17 ↑ +179%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,283.38 ↑ +184%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,313.70 ↑ +190%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,313.70 ↑ +190%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,326.33 ↑ +193%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,326.33 ↑ +193%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,326.33 ↑ +193%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,086.00 ↑ +361%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,381.00 ↑ +426%
AETNA AETNA $2,412.00 ↑ +433%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $2,753.71 ↑ +509%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $3,015.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,015.00 ↑ +567%

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Nuclear Stress Test (Heart) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $12,867.00 $385.70 – $2,938.37
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,728.50 $1,305.48 – $4,914.16
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,728.50 $1,305.48 – $4,914.16
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,728.50 $1,305.48 – $4,914.16
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,728.50 $1,305.48 – $4,914.16
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,728.50 $1,305.48 – $4,914.16
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $452.25 $251.74 – $2,753.71
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,908.00 $1,288.43 – $1,326.33

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