Aqaprn-4 antb flo cytmtry ea 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

$28.20

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.

$188.00

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.

$10.85 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $188.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.85 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.05 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $12.05 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $12.05 ↓ -57%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $37.73 ↑ +34%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $37.73 ↑ +34%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $37.73 ↑ +34%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $37.73 ↑ +34%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $37.73 ↑ +34%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $37.73 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $37.73 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $37.73 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $37.73 ↑ +34%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $37.73 ↑ +34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $37.73 ↑ +34%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $38.86 ↑ +38%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $38.86 ↑ +38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $39.24 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $39.24 ↑ +39%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $39.62 ↑ +40%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $39.62 ↑ +40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $39.62 ↑ +40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $42.75 ↑ +52%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $42.75 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $44.03 ↑ +56%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $44.46 ↑ +58%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $44.46 ↑ +58%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $52.30 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $65.80 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $72.94 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $72.94 ↑ +159%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $82.25 ↑ +192%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $83.00 ↑ +194%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $90.80 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $131.60 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $159.80 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $188.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $188.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $188.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $188.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $188.00 ↑ +567%

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Aqaprn-4 antb flo cytmtry ea at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $106.50 $12.05 – $134.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $106.50 $12.05 – $134.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $106.50 $12.05 – $134.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $106.50 $12.05 – $134.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $106.50 $12.05 – $134.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $28.20 $10.85 – $82.25
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $28.20 $10.85 – $82.25
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $28.20 $6.03 – $90.55

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