Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt 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

$84.64

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.

$368.00

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.

$21.83 with BLUE CROSS vs $368.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $21.83 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.13 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $49.47 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $49.47 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $49.47 ↓ -42%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $80.96 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $80.96 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $80.96 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $80.96 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $80.96 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $80.96 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $80.96 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $80.96 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $80.96 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $80.96 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $80.96 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $82.26 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $83.39 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $84.20 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $85.01 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $85.01 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $85.01 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $85.82 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $94.98 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $160.45 ↑ +90%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $174.10 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $174.10 ↑ +106%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $179.32 ↑ +112%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $181.06 ↑ +114%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $181.06 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $186.57 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $186.57 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $187.30 ↑ +121%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $194.30 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $199.26 ↑ +135%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $215.68 ↑ +155%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $368.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $368.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $368.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $368.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $368.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $368.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $368.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $368.00 ↑ +335%

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $105.00 $49.76 – $280.90
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $125.00 $50.75 – $157.28
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $125.00 $50.75 – $157.28
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $125.00 $50.75 – $157.28
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $125.00 $50.75 – $157.28
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $125.00 $50.75 – $157.28
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $86.10 $14.36 – $121.82
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $86.10 $21.83 – $121.82

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