Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast 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

$263.10

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.

$1,754.00

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.

$84.50 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,754.00 with SEVEN CORNERS, INC. — 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 $84.50 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $127.99 ↓ -51%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $147.87 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $147.87 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $152.31 ↓ -42%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $153.78 ↓ -42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $153.79 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -35%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -35%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $171.14 ↓ -35%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -35%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $171.14 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $171.14 ↓ -35%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $171.14 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $176.27 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $176.27 ↓ -33%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $177.98 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $177.98 ↓ -32%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $179.69 ↓ -32%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $179.69 ↓ -32%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $179.69 ↓ -32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $320.00 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $364.00 ↑ +38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $373.08 ↑ +42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $472.00 ↑ +79%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $487.96 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $508.52 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $555.78 ↑ +111%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $577.86 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $591.23 ↑ +125%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $613.90 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $1,004.00 ↑ +282%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,004.00 ↑ +282%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,004.00 ↑ +282%
AETNA AETNA $1,490.90 ↑ +467%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,754.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,754.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,754.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,754.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,754.00 ↑ +567%

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Hc fl sm bowel enteroclss tube w kub double contrast at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $263.10 $42.10 – $373.08
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $263.10 $84.50 – $373.08
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $407.50 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,117.00 $174.56 – $303.31
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $263.10 $71.11 – $410.73
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $654.50 $175.94 – $181.12
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $1,117.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $407.50 $174.56 – $179.69

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