Perc cryo ablate renal tum 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

$1,502.85

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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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$10,019.00

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.

$427.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $22,609.58 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $472.00 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $472.00 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $542.00 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,582.00 ↑ +72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,947.00 ↑ +96%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,506.65 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $3,648.92 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,686.30 ↑ +145%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,820.00 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,177.41 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $8,015.20 ↑ +433%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $8,872.79 ↑ +490%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $8,872.79 ↑ +490%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $9,138.98 ↑ +508%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $9,227.70 ↑ +514%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $9,316.43 ↑ +520%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $10,019.00 ↑ +567%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $10,179.30 ↑ +577%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $10,786.22 ↑ +618%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $22,609.58 ↑ +1404%

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Perc cryo ablate renal tum at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $15,838.00 $4,588.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $15,838.00 $4,588.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $15,838.00 $4,588.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $15,838.00 $4,588.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $15,838.00 $4,588.00 – $11,913.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,502.85 $427.00 – $22,609.58
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $14,122.50 $6,716.00 – $13,397.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $15,110.00 $9,860.00 – $10,889.94

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