Apply forearm splintdynamic 29126 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

$133.35

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.

$889.00

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.

$49.27 with BLUE CROSS vs $889.00 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 $49.27 ↓ -63%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $94.38 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $94.38 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $97.21 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $98.16 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $98.16 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -3%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $129.81 ↓ -3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -3%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -3%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -3%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $129.81 ↓ -3%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $129.81 ↓ -3%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $129.81 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $133.71 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $133.71 ↑ +0%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $135.01 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $135.01 ↑ +1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $136.30 ↑ +2%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $136.30 ↑ +2%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $136.30 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↑ +28%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $247.32 ↑ +85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $282.99 ↑ +112%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $311.15 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $385.74 ↑ +189%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $421.59 ↑ +216%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $448.48 ↑ +236%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↑ +342%
AETNA AETNA $755.65 ↑ +467%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $889.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $889.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $889.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $889.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $889.00 ↑ +567%

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