Stress tte complete 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

$448.35

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.

$2,989.00

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.

$149.95 with BLUE CROSS vs $2,989.00 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 $149.95 ↓ -67%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $430.89 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $430.89 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $430.89 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $521.41 ↑ +16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +19%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $533.13 ↑ +19%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +19%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $533.13 ↑ +19%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $533.13 ↑ +19%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +19%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +19%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $533.13 ↑ +19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $549.12 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $549.12 ↑ +22%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $554.45 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $554.45 ↑ +24%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $559.79 ↑ +25%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $559.79 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $559.79 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $597.13 ↑ +33%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $597.13 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $615.05 ↑ +37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $621.02 ↑ +39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $621.02 ↑ +39%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $831.54 ↑ +85%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,046.15 ↑ +133%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,162.22 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,386.90 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,584.17 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,731.40 ↑ +286%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,841.81 ↑ +311%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,877.00 ↑ +319%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,143.00 ↑ +378%
AETNA AETNA $2,540.65 ↑ +467%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,776.00 ↑ +519%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2,989.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,989.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2,989.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,989.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,989.00 ↑ +567%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $2,268.00 $548.30 – $2,853.60
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $2,268.00 $548.30 – $2,853.60
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $2,268.00 $548.30 – $2,853.60
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $2,268.00 $548.30 – $2,853.60
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $2,268.00 $548.30 – $2,853.60
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $448.35 $149.95 – $1,162.22
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $448.35 $149.95 – $1,162.22
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $994.00 $543.79 – $559.79

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