Ear irrigation 69209 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

$47.38

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.

$206.00

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.

$25.74 with AETNA vs $117.00 with MEDCOST — 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
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $25.74 ↓ -46%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $25.74 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $25.74 ↓ -46%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $25.74 ↓ -46%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $25.74 ↓ -46%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $25.74 ↓ -46%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $25.74 ↓ -46%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $25.74 ↓ -46%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $25.74 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $25.74 ↓ -46%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $25.74 ↓ -46%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $26.15 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $26.51 ↓ -44%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $26.77 ↓ -43%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $27.03 ↓ -43%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $27.03 ↓ -43%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $27.03 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $27.28 ↓ -42%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $30.20 ↓ -36%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $61.78 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $81.90 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $117.00 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $117.00 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $117.00 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $117.00 ↑ +147%
AETNA AETNA $117.00 ↑ +147%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $117.00 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $117.00 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $117.00 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $117.00 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $117.00 ↑ +147%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $117.00 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $117.00 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $117.00 ↑ +147%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $117.00 ↑ +147%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $117.00 ↑ +147%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $117.00 ↑ +147%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $117.00 ↑ +147%

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Ear irrigation 69209 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $211.00 $59.40 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $211.00 $59.40 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $211.00 $59.40 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $211.00 $59.40 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $211.00 $59.40 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $48.30 $57.56 – $125.48
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $48.30 $57.56 – $125.48
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $30.00 $58.71 – $2,845.00

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