Biopsy of rectum wall anal approach 45100 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

$1,138.04

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.

$4,948.00

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.

$171.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $4,948.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $171.00 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $257.73 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $398.00 ↓ -65%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $455.00 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $589.00 ↓ -48%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1,088.56 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1,105.98 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1,121.22 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1,132.10 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1,142.99 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1,142.99 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1,142.99 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1,153.87 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $1,277.08 ↑ +12%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $2,612.54 ↑ +130%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $2,674.74 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $2,674.74 ↑ +135%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $2,754.98 ↑ +142%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $2,781.73 ↑ +144%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $2,781.73 ↑ +144%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $4,948.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $4,948.00 ↑ +335%

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Biopsy of rectum wall anal approach 45100 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $5,015.00 $1,509.00 – $4,413.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $1,159.80 $257.73 – $5,903.81
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $1,159.80 $257.73 – $5,903.81
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,789.00 $1,010.00 – $3,276.00

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