X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess 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

$153.90

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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$1,026.00

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.

$66.15 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $1,162.22 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $66.15 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $74.95 ↓ -51%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $99.10 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $99.10 ↓ -36%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $99.10 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $147.87 ↓ -4%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $147.87 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $152.31 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $153.78 ↓ -0%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $155.26 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $212.78 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +108%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $359.10 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↑ +137%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $373.67 ↑ +143%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↑ +207%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +246%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +246%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +246%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $533.13 ↑ +246%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $533.13 ↑ +246%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +246%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $533.13 ↑ +246%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +246%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $533.13 ↑ +246%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +246%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $541.66 ↑ +252%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $554.45 ↑ +260%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $554.45 ↑ +260%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $559.79 ↑ +264%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $559.79 ↑ +264%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $559.79 ↑ +264%
AETNA AETNA $820.80 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,026.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,026.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,026.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,026.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,026.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,026.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,026.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,162.22 ↑ +655%

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X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $300.00 $167.33 – $395.40
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $300.00 $167.33 – $395.40
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $300.00 $167.33 – $395.40
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $300.00 $167.33 – $395.40
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $300.00 $167.33 – $395.40
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $153.90 $34.41 – $1,162.22
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $333.00 $543.79 – $559.79
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $326.50 $240.93 – $559.79

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