Azithromycin 500 mg intravenous solution 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

$13.03

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.

$56.65

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.

$3.59 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE vs $48.91 with BLUE CROSS — 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
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $3.59 ↓ -72%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $10.76 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.76 ↓ -17%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $10.76 ↓ -17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $10.76 ↓ -17%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $10.76 ↓ -17%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $10.76 ↓ -17%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $10.76 ↓ -17%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $10.76 ↓ -17%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $10.76 ↓ -17%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $10.76 ↓ -17%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $10.76 ↓ -17%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $10.93 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11.08 ↓ -15%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.19 ↓ -14%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11.30 ↓ -13%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11.30 ↓ -13%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11.30 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $11.41 ↓ -12%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $12.62 ↓ -3%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $25.82 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $27.20 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $48.91 ↑ +275%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $48.91 ↑ +275%
AETNA AETNA $48.91 ↑ +275%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $48.91 ↑ +275%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $48.91 ↑ +275%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $48.91 ↑ +275%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $48.91 ↑ +275%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $48.91 ↑ +275%

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Azithromycin 500 mg intravenous solution at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $41.15 $2.84 – $60.89
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $41.15 $2.84 – $60.89
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $41.15 $2.84 – $60.89
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $41.15 $2.84 – $60.89
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $41.15 $2.84 – $60.89
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $15.16 $3.59 – $27.20
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $18.17 $3.59 – $27.20
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $15.16 $3.59 – $27.20

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