Prq av fstl crtj uxtr 1 acs 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

$3,392.70

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$22,618.00

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.

$948.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $38,991.26 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $948.00 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,681.00 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,681.00 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↓ -6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,575.54 ↑ +35%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,575.54 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4,712.80 ↑ +39%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4,758.56 ↑ +40%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4,804.32 ↑ +42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7,181.00 ↑ +112%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $7,916.30 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $8,237.48 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $10,806.00 ↑ +219%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14,004.00 ↑ +313%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $17,885.90 ↑ +427%
AETNA AETNA $18,094.40 ↑ +433%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $18,172.07 ↑ +436%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $18,601.33 ↑ +448%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18,601.33 ↑ +448%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18,780.19 ↑ +454%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18,780.19 ↑ +454%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18,780.19 ↑ +454%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $22,618.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $22,618.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $22,618.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $22,618.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $22,618.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $22,618.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $22,618.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $38,991.26 ↑ +1049%

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Prq av fstl crtj uxtr 1 acs at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $3,392.70 $4,575.48 – $38,991.26
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $21,527.50 $5,980.00 – $29,725.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $21,340.00 $12,301.00 – $18,735.48
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $3,392.70 $4,712.75 – $38,991.26
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $3,392.70 $4,575.48 – $38,991.26
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $28,055.00 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $21,340.00 $18,243.62 – $18,780.19
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $21,527.50 $18,243.62 – $18,780.19

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