Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at Smyth County Community Hospital

245 MEDICAL PARK DR., MARION, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1073519377

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$13,934.40

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.

$92,896.00

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.

$1,523.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $92,896.00 with AMERIGROUP — 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,321.13 ↓ -83%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,321.13 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,390.77 ↓ -83%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,413.98 ↓ -83%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,413.98 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,774.00 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,774.00 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,083.00 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3,204.00 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,257.00 ↓ -77%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $7,079.78 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $7,292.17 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $7,292.17 ↓ -48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $7,362.97 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $7,362.97 ↓ -47%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $7,433.77 ↓ -47%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $7,433.77 ↓ -47%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $7,433.77 ↓ -47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8,387.00 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $9,572.00 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12,407.00 ↓ -11%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $15,433.92 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $21,037.09 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $22,992.31 ↑ +65%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $24,458.52 ↑ +76%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $25,843.67 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $32,513.60 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $78,961.60 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $92,896.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $92,896.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $92,896.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $92,896.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $92,896.00 ↑ +567%

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Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $22,837.00 $2,149.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $22,837.00 $2,149.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $22,837.00 $2,149.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $22,837.00 $2,149.00 – $11,913.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $22,837.00 $2,149.00 – $11,913.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $13,934.40 $2,321.13 – $15,433.92
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $13,934.40 $2,321.16 – $15,433.92
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $9,457.50 $2,670.00 – $13,397.00

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