St evaluation swallow function at LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY

1 Alleghany Reg Hospital LN, LOW MOOR, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1538100029

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 7, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$380.00

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$380.00

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.

$70.19 with TriAtlantic vs $342.00 with Alleghany Highland Community — 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
TriAtlantic TRICR $70.19 ↓ -82%
Lifeworks MCR $72.20 ↓ -81%
Health Net TRICR $74.32 ↓ -80%
Humana Military TRCR $80.10 ↓ -79%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $83.60 ↓ -78%
Humana MCR $84.04 ↓ -78%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $84.04 ↓ -78%
Aetna MGMCR $84.04 ↓ -78%
Devoted MCR $84.04 ↓ -78%
United VACCN $84.04 ↓ -78%
Sentara Health MCR $84.04 ↓ -78%
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $84.04 ↓ -78%
United Mine Workers MCR $84.04 ↓ -78%
United MGMCR $84.46 ↓ -78%
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $85.72 ↓ -77%
Anthem MGMCR $86.56 ↓ -77%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $87.40 ↓ -77%
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $88.24 ↓ -77%
Align Senior Care MGMCR $89.92 ↓ -76%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $133.00 ↓ -65%
Aetna SharedSavings $136.80 ↓ -64%
Greenbrier Sporting Club COMM $137.75 ↓ -64%
United OptionsPPO $144.40 ↓ -62%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $171.00 ↓ -55%
Aetna Broad $205.20 ↓ -46%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $228.00 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $269.80 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $269.80 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $273.60 ↓ -28%
CSX Hotels Product $304.00 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $304.00 ↓ -20%
Health Payors Organization COMM $323.00 ↓ -15%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $342.00 ↓ -10%
C&O Employees Hospital Assn COMM $342.00 ↓ -10%
Community Care Network COMM $342.00 ↓ -10%
One Health Plan POS $342.00 ↓ -10%
One Health Plan PPO $342.00 ↓ -10%
Multiplan PHCS $342.00 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $342.00 ↓ -10%
Alleghany Highland Community COMM $342.00 ↓ -10%
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health POS not published by hospital

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