Nm imaging cardiac blood pooling planar single study at rest or stress 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

$430.65

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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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$2,871.00

Gross charge

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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.

$267.82 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,871.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $267.82 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $303.22 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $309.68 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -9%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $390.05 ↓ -9%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $390.05 ↓ -9%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -9%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -9%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $390.05 ↓ -9%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $390.05 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $401.75 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $401.75 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $405.65 ↓ -6%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $405.65 ↓ -6%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $409.55 ↓ -5%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $409.55 ↓ -5%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $409.55 ↓ -5%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $469.59 ↑ +9%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $469.59 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $483.68 ↑ +12%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $488.37 ↑ +13%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $488.38 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $556.91 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $556.91 ↑ +29%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $556.91 ↑ +29%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $798.71 ↑ +85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $850.31 ↑ +97%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,004.85 ↑ +133%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,159.02 ↑ +169%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,266.74 ↑ +194%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,347.52 ↑ +213%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,086.00 ↑ +384%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,381.00 ↑ +453%
AETNA AETNA $2,440.35 ↑ +467%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,871.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2,871.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,871.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,871.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2,871.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,871.00 ↑ +567%

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Nm imaging cardiac blood pooling planar single study at rest or stress at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,428.50 $401.83 – $1,882.76
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,428.50 $401.83 – $1,882.76
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,428.50 $401.83 – $1,882.76
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,428.50 $401.83 – $1,882.76
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,428.50 $401.83 – $1,882.76
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $430.65 $181.05 – $850.31
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $430.65 $267.82 – $850.31
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $952.00 $397.85 – $409.55

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