Blood typing ag donor ea ag 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

$87.75

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.

$585.00

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.

$4.19 with BLUE CROSS vs $762.41 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4.19 ↓ -95%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4.56 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4.56 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $4.70 ↓ -95%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $4.74 ↓ -95%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $4.74 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.35 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $6.35 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $6.35 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.44 ↓ -85%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $13.71 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $15.16 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $15.16 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $15.16 ↓ -83%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $162.75 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $204.75 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +299%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +299%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +299%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $349.73 ↑ +299%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +299%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $349.73 ↑ +299%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $349.73 ↑ +299%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $349.73 ↑ +299%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $360.22 ↑ +311%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $360.22 ↑ +311%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $363.72 ↑ +314%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $363.72 ↑ +314%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $367.22 ↑ +318%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $367.22 ↑ +318%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $367.22 ↑ +318%
AETNA AETNA $497.25 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $585.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $585.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $585.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $585.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $585.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $585.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $585.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $585.00 ↑ +567%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $762.41 ↑ +769%

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Blood typing ag donor ea ag at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $357.00 $6.35 – $9.21
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $57.00 $5.16 – $71.72
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $57.00 $5.16 – $71.72
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $57.00 $5.16 – $71.72
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $57.00 $5.16 – $71.72
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $57.00 $5.16 – $71.72
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $87.75 $3.94 – $762.41
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $87.75 $4.19 – $762.41

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