Gu dilat ureter/urethra s&i 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

$796.20

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.

$5,308.00

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.

$151.95 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $5,308.00 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $151.95 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $164.22 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $225.12 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $225.12 ↓ -72%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $225.12 ↓ -72%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $260.11 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $260.11 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $267.91 ↓ -66%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $270.51 ↓ -66%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $270.52 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,101.20 ↑ +38%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,476.69 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,857.80 ↑ +133%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $2,039.56 ↑ +156%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $2,100.74 ↑ +164%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $2,100.74 ↑ +164%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $2,121.14 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $2,121.14 ↑ +166%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $2,141.53 ↑ +169%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $2,141.53 ↑ +169%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $2,141.53 ↑ +169%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $4,446.23 ↑ +458%
AETNA AETNA $4,511.80 ↑ +467%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $5,308.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $5,308.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $5,308.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $5,308.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $5,308.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $5,308.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $5,308.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $5,308.00 ↑ +567%

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Gu dilat ureter/urethra s&i at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $476.00 $294.34 – $627.37
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $476.00 $294.34 – $627.37
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $476.00 $294.34 – $627.37
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $476.00 $294.34 – $627.37
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $476.00 $294.34 – $627.37
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $796.20 $103.26 – $4,446.23
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $796.20 $151.95 – $4,446.23
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,021.00 $2,080.35 – $2,141.53

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