Tilt table study at Russell County Hospital
58 CARROLL ST., LEBANON, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1891973939
$450.75
Cash price 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.
$3,005.00
Gross charge 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.
$76.28 with BLUE CROSS vs $3,005.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $76.28 | ↓ -83% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $176.79 | ↓ -61% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $176.79 | ↓ -61% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $176.79 | ↓ -61% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $217.37 | ↓ -52% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $217.37 | ↓ -52% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $223.89 | ↓ -50% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $226.06 | ↓ -50% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $228.24 | ↓ -49% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $268.54 | ↓ -40% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $364.08 | ↓ -19% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $369.91 | ↓ -18% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $378.65 | ↓ -16% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $378.65 | ↓ -16% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $382.29 | ↓ -15% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $382.29 | ↓ -15% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $382.29 | ↓ -15% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $793.70 | ↑ +76% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $1,051.75 | ↑ +133% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $1,094.42 | ↑ +143% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $1,233.19 | ↑ +174% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $1,279.00 | ↑ +184% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS P NETWORK | $1,342.03 | ↑ +198% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS S NETWORK | $1,342.03 | ↑ +198% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $1,347.83 | ↑ +199% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1,394.32 | ↑ +209% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $1,433.83 | ↑ +218% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $1,460.00 | ↑ +224% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $1,892.00 | ↑ +320% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $2,404.00 | ↑ +433% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $3,005.00 | ↑ +567% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $3,005.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Tilt table study at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $1,495.00 | $245.97 – $1,881.01 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $1,495.00 | $245.97 – $1,881.01 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $1,495.00 | $245.97 – $1,881.01 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $1,495.00 | $245.97 – $1,881.01 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $1,495.00 | $245.97 – $1,881.01 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | ABINGDON | $450.75 | $76.28 – $793.70 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | $619.50 | $371.37 – $511.00 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | $754.50 | $371.37 – $382.29 |