Chromosome analysis 5 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

$142.83

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.

$621.00

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.

$136.62 with AMBETTER vs $621.00 with CIGNA 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
AMBETTER AMBETTER $136.62 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $136.62 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $136.62 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $136.62 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $136.62 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $136.62 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $136.62 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $136.62 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $136.62 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $136.62 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $136.62 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $138.81 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $140.72 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $142.08 ↓ -1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $143.45 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $143.45 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $143.45 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $144.82 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $160.28 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $225.29 ↑ +58%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $240.04 ↑ +68%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $240.04 ↑ +68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $247.25 ↑ +73%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $249.64 ↑ +75%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $249.65 ↑ +75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $264.34 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $264.34 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $264.34 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $264.34 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $264.34 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $264.34 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $264.34 ↑ +85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $264.34 ↑ +85%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $327.89 ↑ +130%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $582.48 ↑ +308%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $621.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $621.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $621.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $621.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $621.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $621.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $621.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $621.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $621.00 ↑ +335%

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Chromosome analysis 5 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $947.00 $190.07 – $1,191.52
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $947.00 $190.07 – $1,191.52
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $947.00 $190.07 – $1,191.52
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $947.00 $190.07 – $1,191.52
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $947.00 $190.07 – $1,191.52
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $145.50 $132.17 – $576.26
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $145.50 $167.97 – $576.26
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,019.00 $269.63 – $296.32

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