Veeg ea 12-26hr cont mntr 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

$945.90

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.

$6,306.00

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.

$610.51 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $6,306.00 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 $610.51 ↓ -35%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $610.51 ↓ -35%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $628.82 ↓ -34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $634.93 ↓ -33%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $634.93 ↓ -33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $665.00 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $760.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $817.96 ↓ -14%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -11%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $837.86 ↓ -11%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -11%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -11%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $837.86 ↓ -11%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $837.86 ↓ -11%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $837.86 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $863.00 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $863.00 ↓ -9%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $871.37 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $871.37 ↓ -8%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $879.75 ↓ -7%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $879.75 ↓ -7%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $879.75 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $986.00 ↑ +4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,754.33 ↑ +85%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,826.53 ↑ +93%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,207.10 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $2,446.73 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,446.73 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,489.64 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,721.03 ↑ +188%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,894.55 ↑ +206%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $2,925.98 ↑ +209%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,045.80 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $4,414.20 ↑ +367%
AETNA AETNA $5,360.10 ↑ +467%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $6,306.00 ↑ +567%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $6,306.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $6,306.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $6,306.00 ↑ +567%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $6,306.00 ↑ +567%

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Veeg ea 12-26hr cont mntr at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,714.50 $497.00 – $2,919.25
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,714.50 $690.85 – $2,919.25
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,714.50 $497.00 – $2,919.25
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,714.50 $497.00 – $2,919.25
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,714.50 $497.00 – $2,919.25
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $945.90 $610.51 – $1,826.53
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $945.90 $610.51 – $1,826.53
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,769.50 $854.62 – $879.75

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