Cath steerable flex adv 12f 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

$2,722.39

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.

$18,149.25

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.

$2,157.17 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $9,167.96 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.

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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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,157.17 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,345.92 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,453.78 ↓ -10%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,550.53 ↓ -6%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,208.79 ↑ +18%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $3,557.17 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,557.17 ↑ +31%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $4,253.93 ↑ +56%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,428.12 ↑ +63%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $6,417.57 ↑ +136%
AETNA AETNA $7,792.77 ↑ +186%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9,167.96 ↑ +237%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9,167.96 ↑ +237%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,167.96 ↑ +237%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,167.96 ↑ +237%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $9,167.96 ↑ +237%

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Cath steerable flex adv 12f at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,565.00 $1,276.69 – $3,017.63
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,565.00 $1,276.69 – $3,017.63
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,565.00 $1,276.69 – $3,017.63
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,565.00 $1,276.69 – $3,017.63
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,565.00 $1,276.69 – $3,017.63
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $2,722.39 $3,410.48 – $3,410.48
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $2,722.39 $3,410.48 – $3,410.48
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,152.99 not published

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