Rbc deglycerolized each unit 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

$131.40

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.

$876.00

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.

$173.30 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $876.00 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 UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $173.30 ↑ +32%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $173.30 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $178.50 ↑ +36%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $180.23 ↑ +37%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $180.24 ↑ +37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $214.54 ↑ +63%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $243.70 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $283.00 ↑ +115%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $306.60 ↑ +133%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $313.00 ↑ +138%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $313.00 ↑ +138%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $313.00 ↑ +138%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $313.00 ↑ +138%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $313.00 ↑ +138%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $313.00 ↑ +138%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $313.00 ↑ +138%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $313.00 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $322.39 ↑ +145%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $322.39 ↑ +145%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $324.00 ↑ +147%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $325.52 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $325.52 ↑ +148%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $328.65 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $328.65 ↑ +150%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $328.65 ↑ +150%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $339.89 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $339.89 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $406.46 ↑ +209%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $418.00 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $423.11 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $613.20 ↑ +367%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $682.34 ↑ +419%
AETNA AETNA $744.60 ↑ +467%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $876.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $876.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $876.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $876.00 ↑ +567%

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Rbc deglycerolized each unit at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,378.00 $196.11 – $1,515.80
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,378.00 $196.11 – $1,515.80
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,378.00 $196.11 – $1,515.80
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,378.00 $196.11 – $1,515.80
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,378.00 $196.11 – $1,515.80
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $131.40 $173.30 – $682.34
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $131.40 $173.31 – $682.34
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $964.00 not published

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