Treat thigh fx growth plate 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

$96.75

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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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$645.00

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.

$152.18 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $649.89 with AETNA — 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 $152.18 ↑ +57%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $225.75 ↑ +133%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $234.91 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $239.94 ↑ +148%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $240.67 ↑ +149%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $240.67 ↑ +149%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $240.67 ↑ +149%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $240.67 ↑ +149%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $240.67 ↑ +149%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $240.67 ↑ +149%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $240.67 ↑ +149%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $240.67 ↑ +149%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $240.67 ↑ +149%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $240.67 ↑ +149%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $244.52 ↑ +153%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $250.30 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $250.30 ↑ +159%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $252.20 ↑ +161%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $252.20 ↑ +161%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $252.70 ↑ +161%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $252.70 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $252.70 ↑ +161%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $299.28 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $307.02 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $307.02 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $307.02 ↑ +217%
AETNA AETNA $516.00 ↑ +433%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $524.66 ↑ +442%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $570.31 ↑ +489%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $618.94 ↑ +540%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $618.94 ↑ +540%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $637.51 ↑ +559%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $643.70 ↑ +565%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $645.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $645.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $645.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $645.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $645.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $645.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $645.00 ↑ +567%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $649.89 ↑ +572%

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Treat thigh fx growth plate at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $96.75 $152.18 – $618.93
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $96.75 $84.55 – $638.12
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $96.75 $152.18 – $618.93
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD $94.99 $152.18 – $919.89
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP $94.99 $152.18 – $919.89
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $245.48 – $1,010.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $245.48 – $2,603.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $247.43 – $254.70

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