Piflu f-18, dia 1 millicurie 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

$174.80

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.

$1,165.33

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.

$346.49 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,165.33 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $346.49 ↑ +98%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $346.49 ↑ +98%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $346.49 ↑ +98%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $346.49 ↑ +98%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $346.49 ↑ +98%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $346.49 ↑ +98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $346.49 ↑ +98%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $346.49 ↑ +98%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $346.49 ↑ +98%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $346.49 ↑ +98%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $352.03 ↑ +101%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $360.35 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $360.35 ↑ +106%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $363.81 ↑ +108%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $363.81 ↑ +108%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $363.81 ↑ +108%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $407.87 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $424.41 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $487.60 ↑ +179%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $562.85 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $562.85 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $562.85 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $615.12 ↑ +252%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $615.12 ↑ +252%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $615.12 ↑ +252%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $755.35 ↑ +332%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $815.73 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $932.26 ↑ +433%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,104.15 ↑ +532%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,163.54 ↑ +566%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,163.54 ↑ +566%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,163.54 ↑ +566%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,163.54 ↑ +566%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,163.54 ↑ +566%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,165.33 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,165.33 ↑ +567%

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Piflu f-18, dia 1 millicurie at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $174.80 $346.49 – $755.35
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $365.40 $353.42 – $363.81
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $317.62 $353.42 – $363.81
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $174.80 $270.89 – $831.58
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $2,862.00 $918.20 – $918.20
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $174.80 $346.49 – $755.35
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $317.62 $353.42 – $363.81
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $6,921.00 $918.20 – $918.20

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