Car seat/bed test 60 minutes at Smyth County Community Hospital
245 MEDICAL PARK DR., MARION, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1073519377
$49.65
Cash price 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.
$331.00
Gross charge 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.
$36.44 with ALLCARE MEDICARE vs $331.00 with AMERIGROUP — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $36.44 | ↓ -27% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $37.54 | ↓ -24% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $37.54 | ↓ -24% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $37.90 | ↓ -24% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $37.90 | ↓ -24% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $38.26 | ↓ -23% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $38.26 | ↓ -23% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $38.26 | ↓ -23% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $41.08 | ↓ -17% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $73.82 | ↑ +49% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $73.82 | ↑ +49% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $76.04 | ↑ +53% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $76.77 | ↑ +55% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $76.77 | ↑ +55% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $79.45 | ↑ +60% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $92.08 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $108.28 | ↑ +118% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $115.85 | ↑ +133% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $118.34 | ↑ +138% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $125.89 | ↑ +154% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $128.43 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $128.43 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $153.58 | ↑ +209% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $159.87 | ↑ +222% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $219.00 | ↑ +341% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $231.70 | ↑ +367% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $244.00 | ↑ +391% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $281.35 | ↑ +467% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $331.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $331.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Car seat/bed test 60 minutes at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | ABINGDON | $49.65 | $31.58 – $79.45 |
| Russell County Hospital | LEBANON | $49.65 | $36.44 – $79.45 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | $54.50 | $37.17 – $38.26 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | $47.50 | $37.17 – $38.26 |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | BIG STONE GAP | $49.65 | $22.82 – $87.46 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston | $47.50 | $37.47 – $38.57 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | $47.50 | $37.17 – $38.26 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg | $54.50 | $37.17 – $38.26 |