Prostate biopsy, any mthd 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

$326.70

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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$2,178.00

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.

$147.92 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,178.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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 $147.92 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $204.23 ↓ -37%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $204.23 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $210.35 ↓ -36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $212.40 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $214.44 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.41 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $283.41 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $283.41 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +7%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +7%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +7%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $349.73 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $349.73 ↑ +7%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +7%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $349.73 ↑ +7%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $349.73 ↑ +7%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +7%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $355.33 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $363.72 ↑ +11%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $363.72 ↑ +11%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $367.22 ↑ +12%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $367.22 ↑ +12%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $367.22 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $395.83 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $413.61 ↑ +27%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $762.30 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $762.41 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $793.23 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,184.57 ↑ +263%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,289.13 ↑ +295%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,289.13 ↑ +295%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,294.70 ↑ +296%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,360.27 ↑ +316%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,360.27 ↑ +316%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,360.27 ↑ +316%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,377.30 ↑ +322%
AETNA AETNA $1,742.40 ↑ +433%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,178.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,178.00 ↑ +567%

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Prostate biopsy, any mthd at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,397.00 $231.10 – $1,757.71
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,397.00 $231.10 – $1,757.71
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,397.00 $231.10 – $1,757.71
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,397.00 $231.10 – $1,757.71
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,397.00 $231.10 – $1,757.71
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $326.70 $102.87 – $762.41
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,843.00 $356.73 – $420.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $555.50 $210.00 – $366.34

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