Artery xray of abdomen 75726-26 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

$1,357.80

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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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$9,052.00

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$145.44 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $11,835.62 with AMBETTER — 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $145.44 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $423.15 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $423.15 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $423.15 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $779.12 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,877.97 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,518.27 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,168.20 ↑ +133%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,429.18 ↑ +300%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $5,592.06 ↑ +312%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $5,592.06 ↑ +312%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $5,646.35 ↑ +316%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $5,646.35 ↑ +316%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $5,700.64 ↑ +320%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $5,700.64 ↑ +320%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $5,700.64 ↑ +320%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $5,922.42 ↑ +336%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $5,922.42 ↑ +336%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $6,100.09 ↑ +349%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $6,159.31 ↑ +354%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $6,159.32 ↑ +354%
AETNA AETNA $7,694.20 ↑ +467%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,052.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $11,835.62 ↑ +772%

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Artery xray of abdomen 75726-26 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $2,938.50 $2,030.77 – $5,946.27
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $2,938.50 $2,030.77 – $5,946.27
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $2,938.50 $2,030.77 – $5,946.27
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $2,938.50 $2,030.77 – $5,946.27
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $2,938.50 $2,030.77 – $5,946.27
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,357.80 $145.44 – $11,835.62
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,357.80 $145.44 – $11,835.62
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,421.50 $5,537.77 – $5,700.64

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