Trnscath retrv pq vasc fb w/guide 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

$1,487.10

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.

$9,914.00

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.

$1,523.00 with BLUE CROSS vs $9,914.00 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 $1,523.00 ↑ +2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,146.00 ↑ +44%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2,758.07 ↑ +85%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,080.71 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $3,173.13 ↑ +113%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,173.13 ↑ +113%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $3,203.93 ↑ +115%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,203.93 ↑ +115%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +118%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $3,234.74 ↑ +118%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $3,234.74 ↑ +118%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,469.90 ↑ +133%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $4,877.57 ↑ +228%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $4,877.57 ↑ +228%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $5,023.89 ↑ +238%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $5,072.67 ↑ +241%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $5,072.67 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $5,125.00 ↑ +245%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $5,238.00 ↑ +252%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $5,238.00 ↑ +252%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $5,820.00 ↑ +291%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $5,849.00 ↑ +293%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $6,048.00 ↑ +307%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $6,715.94 ↑ +352%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7,581.00 ↑ +410%
AETNA AETNA $8,426.90 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $9,154.11 ↑ +516%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $9,914.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $9,914.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $9,914.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $9,914.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $9,914.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $9,914.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,914.00 ↑ +567%

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Trnscath retrv pq vasc fb w/guide at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $3,232.50 $3,147.50 – $5,515.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $3,232.50 $3,147.50 – $5,515.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $3,232.50 $3,147.50 – $5,515.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $3,232.50 $3,147.50 – $5,515.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $3,232.50 $3,147.50 – $5,515.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,487.10 $2,475.79 – $6,715.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,487.10 $3,080.71 – $6,715.94
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,300.00 $3,142.32 – $8,246.00

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