Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral 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

$225.17

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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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$979.00

Gross charge

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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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$40.79 with BLUE CROSS vs $979.00 with AMERIGROUP — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $40.79 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $58.85 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $198.18 ↓ -12%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $198.18 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $204.12 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $206.10 ↓ -8%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $206.11 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $215.38 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $215.38 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $215.38 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $215.38 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $215.38 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $215.38 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $215.38 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $215.38 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $215.38 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $215.38 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $215.38 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $218.83 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $221.84 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $224.00 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $226.15 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $226.15 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $226.15 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $228.30 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $252.68 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $409.65 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $454.26 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $476.35 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $476.35 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $478.22 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $508.75 ↑ +126%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $516.91 ↑ +130%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $979.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $979.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $979.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $979.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $979.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $979.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $979.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $979.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $979.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $979.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $979.00 ↑ +335%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $622.50 $128.90 – $783.23
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $229.50 $40.79 – $282.99
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $229.50 $40.79 – $282.99
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $225.00 $132.41 – $136.30

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