Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) 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

$96.45

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$643.00

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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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$82.49 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $612.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $82.49 ↓ -14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $84.91 ↓ -12%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $84.91 ↓ -12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $84.91 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $84.91 ↓ -12%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $84.91 ↓ -12%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $84.91 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $84.91 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $84.91 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $84.91 ↓ -12%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $84.91 ↓ -12%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $86.27 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $88.31 ↓ -8%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $88.31 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $89.15 ↓ -8%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $89.15 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $89.15 ↓ -8%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $99.34 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $138.68 ↑ +44%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $138.68 ↑ +44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $142.84 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $144.23 ↑ +50%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $145.61 ↑ +51%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $185.10 ↑ +92%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $214.20 ↑ +122%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $222.89 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $287.60 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $312.98 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $312.98 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $314.33 ↑ +226%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $334.39 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $428.40 ↑ +344%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $469.00 ↑ +386%
AETNA AETNA $489.60 ↑ +408%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $535.00 ↑ +455%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $612.00 ↑ +535%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $612.00 ↑ +535%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $612.00 ↑ +535%

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Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $992.00 $88.05 – $653.73
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $992.00 $88.05 – $653.73
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $992.00 $88.05 – $653.73
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $992.00 $88.05 – $653.73
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $992.00 $88.05 – $653.73
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $96.45 $46.47 – $185.10
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $351.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $548.00 $86.61 – $240.93

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