Ghs sleep study unattended 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

$184.80

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.

$1,232.00

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.

$139.22 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,232.00 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.

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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 $139.22 ↓ -25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $153.06 ↓ -17%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $194.95 ↑ +5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $194.95 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $200.80 ↑ +9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $202.75 ↑ +10%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $202.75 ↑ +10%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +14%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $210.67 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +14%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +14%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $210.67 ↑ +14%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $210.67 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $210.67 ↑ +14%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $216.99 ↑ +17%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $216.99 ↑ +17%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $219.10 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $219.10 ↑ +19%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $221.21 ↑ +20%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $221.21 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $221.21 ↑ +20%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $307.55 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $307.55 ↑ +66%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $307.55 ↑ +66%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $342.74 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $431.20 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $459.27 ↑ +149%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $571.65 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $626.01 ↑ +239%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $684.19 ↑ +270%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $727.82 ↑ +294%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $940.00 ↑ +409%
AETNA AETNA $1,047.20 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,073.00 ↑ +481%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,232.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,232.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,232.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,232.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,232.00 ↑ +567%

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Ghs sleep study unattended at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $184.80 $139.22 – $459.27
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $184.80 $139.22 – $459.27
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $696.50 $214.89 – $221.21
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $483.00 $214.89 – $221.21
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $184.80 $85.04 – $505.62
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $458.00 $216.59 – $222.96
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $483.00 $214.89 – $221.21
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $696.50 $214.89 – $221.21

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