Blood count spun microhematocrit 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

$1.84

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.

$8.00

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.

$1.76 with AMBETTER vs $9.31 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
AMBETTER AMBETTER $1.76 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1.76 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $1.76 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1.76 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $1.76 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $1.76 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $1.76 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $1.76 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $1.76 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $1.76 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $1.76 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $1.79 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $1.81 ↓ -2%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $1.83 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $1.85 ↑ +1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $1.85 ↑ +1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $1.85 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $1.87 ↑ +2%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $2.06 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2.31 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3.02 ↑ +64%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $4.22 ↑ +129%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.00 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $7.00 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $7.00 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $7.00 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $7.00 ↑ +280%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $7.00 ↑ +280%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $7.00 ↑ +280%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $7.00 ↑ +280%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $8.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $8.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $8.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $8.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $8.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $8.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $8.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $8.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $8.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $8.95 ↑ +386%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $8.95 ↑ +386%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $9.22 ↑ +401%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $9.31 ↑ +406%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $9.31 ↑ +406%

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Blood count spun microhematocrit at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $28.50 $7.00 – $35.86
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $28.50 $7.00 – $35.86
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $28.50 $7.00 – $35.86
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $28.50 $7.00 – $35.86
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $28.50 $7.00 – $35.86
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $2.10 $2.31 – $15.26
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $2.10 $2.31 – $15.26
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $23.00 $3.97 – $7.35

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