Bronch ebus samplng 1/2 node 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

$1,457.25

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.

$9,715.00

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.

$1,523.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $9,715.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,618.00 ↑ +11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,702.71 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $3,313.00 ↑ +127%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,400.25 ↑ +133%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,637.69 ↑ +150%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,746.82 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,746.82 ↑ +157%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $3,781.00 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,783.20 ↑ +160%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,783.20 ↑ +160%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,819.58 ↑ +162%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,819.58 ↑ +162%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,819.58 ↑ +162%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,899.00 ↑ +236%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,929.82 ↑ +238%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,929.82 ↑ +238%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5,077.72 ↑ +248%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5,127.01 ↑ +252%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5,127.01 ↑ +252%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,238.00 ↑ +259%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,238.00 ↑ +259%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,820.00 ↑ +299%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,048.00 ↑ +315%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $7,930.17 ↑ +444%
AETNA AETNA $8,257.75 ↑ +467%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,715.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9,715.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9,715.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $9,715.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9,715.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $9,715.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $9,715.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,715.00 ↑ +567%

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Bronch ebus samplng 1/2 node at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,457.25 $2,598.78 – $7,930.17
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,457.25 $3,637.69 – $7,930.17
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,500.00 $2,670.00 – $6,716.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,963.50 $778.00 – $3,988.00
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $1,457.25 $3,637.69 – $8,730.46
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $2,963.50 $3,739.82 – $3,849.81
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $2,963.50 $3,710.44 – $5,220.00
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $2,500.00 $3,710.44 – $3,819.58

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