CT lwr extremity w/o&w/dye 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

$576.61

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.

$2,507.00

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.

$300.68 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $2,507.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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 $300.68 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $425.65 ↓ -26%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $427.00 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $540.04 ↓ -6%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $551.54 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $551.54 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $551.54 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $551.54 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $551.54 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $551.54 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $551.54 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $551.54 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $551.54 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $551.54 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $551.54 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $560.36 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $568.09 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $573.60 ↓ -1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $579.12 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $579.12 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $579.12 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $583.04 ↑ +1%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $583.04 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $584.63 ↑ +1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $600.54 ↑ +4%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $606.36 ↑ +5%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $606.37 ↑ +5%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $627.96 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $627.96 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $630.43 ↑ +9%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $647.06 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $670.68 ↑ +16%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,323.70 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $2,507.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $2,507.00 ↑ +335%

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CT lwr extremity w/o&w/dye at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $919.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $919.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $919.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $919.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $919.50 $178.02 – $1,432.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $587.70 $171.14 – $407.98
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $587.70 $171.14 – $407.99
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,431.00 $174.56 – $179.69

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