Ghs moderate sedation ea addtl 15 min, other 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

$55.89

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.

$243.00

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.

$39.66 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $243.00 with BLUE CROSS — 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
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $39.66 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $39.66 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $40.85 ↓ -27%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $41.24 ↓ -26%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $41.25 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $53.46 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.46 ↓ -4%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $53.46 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $53.46 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $53.46 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $53.46 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $53.46 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $53.46 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $53.46 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $53.46 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $53.46 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $54.32 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $55.06 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $55.60 ↓ -1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $56.13 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $56.13 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $56.13 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $56.67 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $62.72 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $95.01 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $112.75 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $113.97 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $113.97 ↑ +104%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $128.30 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $170.10 ↑ +204%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $243.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $243.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $243.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $243.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $243.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $243.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $243.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $243.00 ↑ +335%

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Ghs moderate sedation ea addtl 15 min, other at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $95.00 $31.40 – $119.53
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $95.00 $31.40 – $119.53
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $95.00 $31.40 – $119.53
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $95.00 $31.40 – $119.53
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $95.00 $31.40 – $119.53
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $56.85 $27.75 – $29.14
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $56.85 $27.75 – $29.14
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $244.50 not published

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