Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit 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

$108.15

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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$721.00

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.

$173.31 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $721.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $173.31 ↑ +60%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $173.31 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $178.51 ↑ +65%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $180.24 ↑ +67%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $181.98 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $232.84 ↑ +115%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $234.85 ↑ +117%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $252.35 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $262.59 ↑ +143%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $265.41 ↑ +145%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $265.41 ↑ +145%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $265.41 ↑ +145%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $265.41 ↑ +145%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $265.41 ↑ +145%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $265.41 ↑ +145%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $265.41 ↑ +145%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $265.41 ↑ +145%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $265.41 ↑ +145%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $265.41 ↑ +145%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $269.66 ↑ +149%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $276.03 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $276.03 ↑ +155%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $278.68 ↑ +158%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $278.68 ↑ +158%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $278.68 ↑ +158%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.00 ↑ +162%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $324.00 ↑ +200%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $334.54 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $348.24 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $348.24 ↑ +222%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $348.24 ↑ +222%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $418.00 ↑ +287%
AETNA AETNA $576.80 ↑ +433%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $578.59 ↑ +435%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $721.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $721.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $721.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $721.00 ↑ +567%

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Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $873.00 $196.11 – $960.30
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $873.00 $196.11 – $960.30
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $873.00 $196.11 – $960.30
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $873.00 $196.11 – $960.30
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $873.00 $196.11 – $960.30
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $108.15 $173.30 – $578.59
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $573.50 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $833.00 $270.72 – $278.68

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