Benign lesion paring 4+ 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

$57.27

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.

$249.00

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.

$31.54 with BLUE CROSS vs $329.95 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $31.54 ↓ -45%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $54.78 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $54.78 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $54.78 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $54.78 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $54.78 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $54.78 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $54.78 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $54.78 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $54.78 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $54.78 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $54.78 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $55.66 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $56.42 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $56.97 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $57.52 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $57.52 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $57.52 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $58.07 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $64.27 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $97.36 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $115.54 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $116.78 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $116.78 ↑ +104%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $131.47 ↑ +130%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $131.53 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $249.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $249.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $249.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $249.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $249.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $249.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $249.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $249.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $249.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $249.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $249.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $249.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $249.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $317.26 ↑ +454%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $317.26 ↑ +454%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $326.78 ↑ +471%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $329.95 ↑ +476%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $329.95 ↑ +476%

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Benign lesion paring 4+ at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $258.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $258.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $258.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $258.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $258.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $58.50 $31.54 – $426.75
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $58.50 $31.54 – $426.75
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $160.00 $199.67 – $2,845.00

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