ER Visit (level 1, minor) 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

$68.40

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.

$456.00

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.

$51.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $456.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $51.00 ↓ -25%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $82.27 ↑ +20%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $82.27 ↑ +20%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $82.27 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.27 ↑ +20%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $82.27 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $82.27 ↑ +20%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $82.27 ↑ +20%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $82.27 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $84.74 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $84.74 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $85.56 ↑ +25%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $85.56 ↑ +25%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $86.39 ↑ +26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $86.39 ↑ +26%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $86.39 ↑ +26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $110.00 ↑ +61%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $126.86 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $159.60 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $179.36 ↑ +162%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $244.47 ↑ +257%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $267.19 ↑ +291%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $284.23 ↑ +316%
AETNA AETNA $387.60 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↑ +482%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↑ +565%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $456.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $456.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $456.00 ↑ +567%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $456.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $456.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $456.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $456.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $456.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $456.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $456.00 ↑ +567%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID not published by hospital
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA not published by hospital
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA not published by hospital
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD not published by hospital

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ER Visit (level 1, minor) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $386.00 $88.05 – $440.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $386.00 $88.05 – $440.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $386.00 $88.05 – $440.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $386.00 $88.05 – $440.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $386.00 $88.05 – $440.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $68.40 $82.27 – $179.36
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $68.40 $82.27 – $179.36
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $132.00 $83.92 – $86.39

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