Bone marrow biopsyneedle/trocar 38221 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

$544.41

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.

$2,367.00

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.

$520.74 with ALLCARE MEDICARE vs $3,552.72 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
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $520.74 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $520.74 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $520.74 ↓ -4%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $520.74 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $520.74 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $520.74 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $520.74 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $520.74 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $520.74 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $520.74 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $520.74 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $529.07 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $536.36 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $541.57 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $546.78 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $546.78 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $546.78 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $551.98 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $610.92 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $879.00 ↑ +61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,054.00 ↑ +94%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,204.00 ↑ +121%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,249.78 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,463.00 ↑ +169%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $1,523.00 ↑ +180%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,560.00 ↑ +187%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,367.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $3,416.08 ↑ +527%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $3,416.08 ↑ +527%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $3,518.56 ↑ +546%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $3,552.72 ↑ +553%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $3,552.72 ↑ +553%

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Bone marrow biopsyneedle/trocar 38221 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $2,503.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $2,503.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $2,503.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $2,503.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $2,503.00 $1,285.16 – $3,529.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $554.70 $1,338.86 – $3,512.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $554.70 $1,611.44 – $3,512.94
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,165.50 $1,010.00 – $1,692.01

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