Prq tcat plmt ntrac st 1 les 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

$3,339.75

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.

$22,265.00

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.

$3,257.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $24,554.41 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,257.00 ↓ -2%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $7,792.75 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $8,108.91 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8,387.00 ↑ +151%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9,572.00 ↑ +187%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $10,330.96 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $10,754.00 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $10,754.00 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $10,754.00 ↑ +222%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $10,869.68 ↑ +225%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $10,869.68 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11,195.77 ↑ +235%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $11,263.49 ↑ +237%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $11,304.47 ↑ +238%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $11,413.16 ↑ +242%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $11,443.71 ↑ +243%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11,714.03 ↑ +251%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $11,714.03 ↑ +251%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11,826.66 ↑ +254%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11,826.66 ↑ +254%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11,826.66 ↑ +254%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12,407.00 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $15,585.50 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $17,812.00 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $22,265.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $22,265.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $22,265.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $22,265.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $22,265.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $22,265.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $22,265.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $24,554.41 ↑ +635%

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Prq tcat plmt ntrac st 1 les at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $18,773.00 $2,294.17 – $19,727.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $18,773.00 $2,294.17 – $19,727.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $18,773.00 $2,294.17 – $19,727.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $18,773.00 $2,294.17 – $19,727.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $18,773.00 $2,294.17 – $19,727.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $3,339.75 $568.39 – $24,554.41
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $6,871.50 $5,700.00 – $11,798.51
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $7,924.50 $11,488.76 – $11,798.51

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