Analyze neurostimulator simple w/reprogramming 95971 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

$59.85

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.

$399.00

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.

$45.09 with BLUE CROSS vs $399.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 $45.09 ↓ -25%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $92.76 ↑ +55%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $92.76 ↑ +55%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $92.76 ↑ +55%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $92.76 ↑ +55%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $92.76 ↑ +55%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $92.76 ↑ +55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $92.76 ↑ +55%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $92.76 ↑ +55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.00 ↑ +59%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $95.54 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $95.54 ↑ +60%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $96.47 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $96.47 ↑ +61%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $97.40 ↑ +63%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $97.40 ↑ +63%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $97.40 ↑ +63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $100.86 ↑ +69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $110.00 ↑ +84%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $111.00 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $116.49 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $116.49 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $116.49 ↑ +95%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $139.65 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $141.00 ↑ +136%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $175.24 ↑ +193%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $175.24 ↑ +193%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $180.49 ↑ +202%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $182.25 ↑ +205%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $182.25 ↑ +205%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $185.14 ↑ +209%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $202.22 ↑ +238%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $275.62 ↑ +361%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $301.24 ↑ +403%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $320.45 ↑ +435%
AETNA AETNA $339.15 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $399.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $399.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $399.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $399.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $399.00 ↑ +567%

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Analyze neurostimulator simple w/reprogramming 95971 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $375.00 $91.79 – $471.83
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $375.00 $91.79 – $471.83
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $375.00 $91.79 – $471.83
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $375.00 $91.79 – $471.83
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $375.00 $91.79 – $471.83
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $59.85 $39.10 – $202.22
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $59.85 $45.09 – $202.22
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $232.50 not published

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