Carotene at Smyth County Community Hospital
245 MEDICAL PARK DR., MARION, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1073519377
$16.20
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.
$108.00
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.
$5.72 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $108.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $5.72 | ↓ -65% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $5.72 | ↓ -65% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $5.89 | ↓ -64% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $5.95 | ↓ -63% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $5.95 | ↓ -63% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $9.22 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $9.50 | ↓ -41% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $9.50 | ↓ -41% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $9.59 | ↓ -41% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $9.59 | ↓ -41% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $9.68 | ↓ -40% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $9.68 | ↓ -40% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $9.68 | ↓ -40% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $11.75 | ↓ -27% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $20.10 | ↑ +24% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $20.21 | ↑ +25% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $30.05 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $30.19 | ↑ +86% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $36.01 | ↑ +122% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $36.01 | ↑ +122% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $36.01 | ↑ +122% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $37.80 | ↑ +133% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $91.80 | ↑ +467% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $108.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $108.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $108.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $108.00 | ↑ +567% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $108.00 | ↑ +567% |
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Carotene at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY | LOW MOOR | $356.00 | $8.02 – $13.37 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $109.50 | $6.47 – $137.77 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $109.50 | $6.47 – $137.77 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $109.50 | $6.47 – $137.77 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $109.50 | $6.47 – $137.77 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $109.50 | $6.47 – $137.77 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | ABINGDON | $16.20 | $4.61 – $20.10 |
| Russell County Hospital | LEBANON | $16.20 | $5.72 – $20.10 |