Triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg/ml suspension for injection at Smyth County Community Hospital
245 MEDICAL PARK DR., MARION, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1073519377
$22.89
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.
$152.60
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.
$1.48 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $69.29 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.
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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| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN | $1.48 | ↓ -94% |
| BLUE CROSS | BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE | $1.68 | ↓ -93% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA PPO | $1.97 | ↓ -91% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS | $1.97 | ↓ -91% |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE | CIGNA HMO | $1.97 | ↓ -91% |
| SENTARA HEALTH | SENTARA HEALTH | $19.28 | ↓ -16% |
| MEDCOST | MEDCOST VHN | $24.25 | ↑ +6% |
| AETNA | AETNA | $58.90 | ↑ +157% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE SELECT | $69.29 | ↑ +203% |
| FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY | $69.29 | ↑ +203% |
| BLUE CROSS | TENNCARE BLUE CARE | $69.29 | ↑ +203% |
| AMERIGROUP | AMERIGROUP | $69.29 | ↑ +203% |
| SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | SEVEN CORNERS, INC. | $69.29 | ↑ +203% |
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Triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg/ml suspension for injection at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY | LOW MOOR | $274.00 | $0.74 – $1.96 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $10.39 | $1.18 – $2.97 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $10.39 | $1.18 – $2.97 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $10.39 | $1.18 – $2.97 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $10.39 | $1.18 – $2.97 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $10.39 | $1.18 – $2.97 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | ABINGDON | $20.79 | $1.48 – $1.68 |
| Russell County Hospital | LEBANON | $22.89 | $1.48 – $1.68 |