Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen 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

$14.49

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.

$63.00

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.

$13.86 with UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA vs $63.00 with AETNA — 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 MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $13.86 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.86 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $13.86 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $13.86 ↓ -4%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $13.86 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $13.86 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $13.86 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $13.86 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $13.86 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $13.86 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $13.86 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $14.08 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $14.28 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $14.41 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $14.55 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $14.55 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $14.55 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $14.69 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $16.26 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $20.77 ↑ +43%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $20.77 ↑ +43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $21.39 ↑ +48%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $21.60 ↑ +49%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $21.60 ↑ +49%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $26.96 ↑ +86%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $33.26 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $44.10 ↑ +204%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $63.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $63.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $63.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $63.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $63.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $63.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $63.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $63.00 ↑ +335%

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Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $14.70 $14.53 – $15.26
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $14.70 $14.53 – $15.26
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $14.70 $14.97 – $15.26
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $14.70 $14.53 – $15.11
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD $14.49 $20.77 – $21.60
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $0.03 – $33.05
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $16.52 – $95.30
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $33.05 – $33.05

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