Treatment radiation delivery level 2 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

$173.40

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.

$1,156.00

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.

$89.48 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $1,156.00 with UNITED 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.

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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 $89.48 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $124.37 ↓ -28%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $228.03 ↑ +32%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $228.03 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $234.87 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $237.15 ↑ +37%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $237.15 ↑ +37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $321.60 ↑ +85%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $376.32 ↑ +117%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $376.32 ↑ +117%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $376.32 ↑ +117%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $376.32 ↑ +117%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $376.32 ↑ +117%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $376.32 ↑ +117%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $376.32 ↑ +117%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $376.32 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $387.61 ↑ +124%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $387.61 ↑ +124%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $391.37 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $391.37 ↑ +126%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $395.13 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $395.13 ↑ +128%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $395.13 ↑ +128%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $404.60 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $454.32 ↑ +162%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $703.63 ↑ +306%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $703.63 ↑ +306%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $703.63 ↑ +306%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $820.37 ↑ +373%
AETNA AETNA $982.60 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,118.21 ↑ +545%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,156.00 ↑ +567%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,156.00 ↑ +567%

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Treatment radiation delivery level 2 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $458.00 $258.04 – $305.66
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $458.00 $258.04 – $305.66
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $458.00 $258.04 – $305.66
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $458.00 $258.04 – $305.66
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $458.00 $258.04 – $305.66
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $173.40 $68.67 – $820.37
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $173.40 $89.48 – $820.37
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $405.00 $383.84 – $395.13

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