Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at Lee County Community Hospital

127 HEALTHCARE DRIVE, PENNINGTON GAP, VA · Balladhealth · · NPI 1205488996

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$83.09

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.

$361.26

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.

$40.89 with AMBETTER vs $257.58 with MOLINA 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
AMBETTER AMBETTER $40.89 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.89 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $40.89 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $40.89 ↓ -51%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $40.89 ↓ -51%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $40.89 ↓ -51%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $40.89 ↓ -51%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $40.89 ↓ -51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $40.89 ↓ -51%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $40.89 ↓ -51%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $40.89 ↓ -51%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $41.54 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $42.12 ↓ -49%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $42.53 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $42.93 ↓ -48%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $42.93 ↓ -48%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $42.93 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $43.34 ↓ -48%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $47.97 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $53.08 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $53.08 ↓ -36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $53.08 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $55.10 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $61.24 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $80.78 ↓ -3%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $98.14 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $185.78 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $185.78 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $185.78 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $185.78 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $185.78 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $185.85 ↑ +124%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $185.85 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $185.85 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $185.85 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $185.85 ↑ +124%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $185.85 ↑ +124%
AETNA AETNA $185.85 ↑ +124%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $185.85 ↑ +124%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $247.67 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $247.67 ↑ +198%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $255.10 ↑ +207%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $257.57 ↑ +210%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $257.58 ↑ +210%

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Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $50.21 $45.90 – $205.92
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $50.21 $45.90 – $205.92
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $50.21 $45.90 – $205.92
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $50.21 $45.90 – $205.92
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $50.21 $45.90 – $205.92
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $54.19 $53.08 – $173.30
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $34.83 $53.08 – $173.31
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $54.19 $34.02 – $178.67

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