#bac vag cand-c. albicans naa 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

$61.50

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.

$410.00

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.

$35.09 with BLUE CROSS vs $410.00 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 ANTHEM EXCHANGE $35.09 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $35.09 ↓ -43%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $35.09 ↓ -43%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $35.09 ↓ -43%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $35.09 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $35.09 ↓ -43%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $35.09 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $36.14 ↓ -41%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $36.14 ↓ -41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $36.49 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $36.49 ↓ -41%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $36.84 ↓ -40%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $36.84 ↓ -40%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $36.84 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $44.74 ↓ -27%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $61.07 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $61.07 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $62.90 ↑ +2%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $63.51 ↑ +3%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $63.51 ↑ +3%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $76.50 ↑ +24%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $77.23 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $99.79 ↑ +62%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $114.06 ↑ +85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $138.34 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $138.34 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $138.34 ↑ +125%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $143.50 ↑ +133%
AETNA AETNA $348.50 ↑ +467%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $410.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $410.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $410.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $410.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $410.00 ↑ +567%

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#bac vag cand-c. albicans naa at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $195.00 $35.09 – $245.35
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $195.00 $35.09 – $245.35
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $195.00 $35.09 – $245.35
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $195.00 $35.09 – $245.35
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $195.00 $35.09 – $245.35
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $61.50 $17.55 – $76.50
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $61.50 $35.09 – $76.50
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $167.00 $35.79 – $58.85

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