I131 iodide sol, rx at Smyth County Community Hospital
245 MEDICAL PARK DR., MARION, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1073519377
$32.40
Cash price 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.
$216.00
Gross charge 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.
$9.47 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $541.59 with MOLINA HEALTHCARE — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UNITED HEALTHCARE | TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE | $9.47 | ↓ -71% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $16.46 | ↓ -49% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE | $20.40 | ↓ -37% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY | $20.40 | ↓ -37% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UHC HERITAGE SELECT | $20.40 | ↓ -37% |
| MANAGED MEDICAIRE | MANAGED MEDICAIRE | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| HUMANA | HUMANA MEDICARE | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| ALLCARE MEDICARE | ALLCARE MEDICARE | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA MEDICARE | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| AETNA | AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT | $20.77 | ↓ -36% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA | $21.39 | ↓ -34% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE | $21.39 | ↓ -34% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE | $21.60 | ↓ -33% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS MEDICARE | $21.60 | ↓ -33% |
| NHC ADVANTAGE | NHC ADVANTAGE | $21.81 | ↓ -33% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA MEDICARE | $21.81 | ↓ -33% |
| DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN | DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE | $21.81 | ↓ -33% |
| AMBETTER | AMBETTER | $45.28 | ↑ +40% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $60.09 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY | $73.08 | ↑ +126% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HMO | $73.08 | ↑ +126% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM EXCHANGE | $73.08 | ↑ +126% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $75.60 | ↑ +133% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $83.81 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $83.81 | ↑ +159% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $104.33 | ↑ +222% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $151.20 | ↑ +367% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $183.60 | ↑ +467% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $216.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $216.00 | ↑ +567% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $216.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE CROSS | ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD | $216.00 | ↑ +567% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $216.00 | ↑ +567% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $216.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA | $520.76 | ↑ +1507% |
| OPTIMA HEALTH | OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID | $520.76 | ↑ +1507% |
| AETNA | AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA | $541.59 | ↑ +1572% |
| MOLINA HEALTHCARE | MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID | $541.59 | ↑ +1572% |
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I131 iodide sol, rx at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | ABINGDON | $32.40 | $9.47 – $520.76 |
| Russell County Hospital | LEBANON | $32.40 | $9.47 – $520.77 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | $18.50 | $21.19 – $21.81 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge | $20.00 | $21.19 – $21.81 |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | BIG STONE GAP | $32.40 | $5.26 – $536.90 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston | $20.00 | $21.19 – $21.81 |
| LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER | ROANOKE | $60.00 | $62.31 – $62.31 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | $20.00 | $21.19 – $21.81 |