Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr 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

$126.90

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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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$846.00

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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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$65.43 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $846.00 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

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 $65.43 ↓ -48%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $70.25 ↓ -45%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $70.25 ↓ -45%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $70.25 ↓ -45%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $70.25 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $70.25 ↓ -45%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $70.25 ↓ -45%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $70.25 ↓ -45%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $70.25 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $72.36 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $72.36 ↓ -43%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $73.06 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $73.06 ↓ -42%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $73.76 ↓ -42%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $73.76 ↓ -42%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $73.76 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $74.59 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $153.14 ↑ +21%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $199.11 ↑ +57%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $199.11 ↑ +57%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $199.11 ↑ +57%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $208.75 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $228.15 ↑ +80%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $235.36 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $242.70 ↑ +91%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $296.10 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $360.75 ↑ +184%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $360.75 ↑ +184%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $371.58 ↑ +193%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $375.18 ↑ +196%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $375.18 ↑ +196%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $392.54 ↑ +209%
AETNA AETNA $719.10 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $846.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $846.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $846.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $846.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $846.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $846.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $846.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $846.00 ↑ +567%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion each addl sequential infusion diff substance/drug >1 hr at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $375.00 $71.17 – $471.83
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $375.00 $71.17 – $471.83
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $375.00 $71.17 – $471.83
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $375.00 $71.17 – $471.83
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $375.00 $71.17 – $471.83
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $126.90 $57.80 – $360.75
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $126.90 $65.43 – $360.76
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $373.50 $71.65 – $73.76

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