Hemoglobin methemoglobin quantitative 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

$11.73

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.

$51.00

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.

$8.17 with OPTIMA HEALTH vs $51.00 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 $8.17 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $8.17 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $8.20 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $8.20 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $8.20 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $8.20 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $8.20 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.20 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $8.20 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $8.20 ↓ -30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $8.42 ↓ -28%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $8.50 ↓ -28%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $8.50 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.33 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $11.22 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.22 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $11.22 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.22 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $11.22 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $11.22 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $11.22 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $11.22 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $11.22 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $11.22 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $11.22 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $11.40 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $11.56 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $11.67 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $11.78 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $11.78 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $11.78 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $11.89 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $13.16 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $18.04 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $23.66 ↑ +102%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $26.93 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $51.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $51.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $51.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $51.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $51.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $51.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $51.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $51.00 ↑ +335%

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Hemoglobin methemoglobin quantitative at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $21.00 $7.14 – $11.89
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $82.50 $6.47 – $103.80
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $82.50 $6.47 – $103.80
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $82.50 $6.47 – $103.80
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $82.50 $6.47 – $103.80
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $82.50 $6.47 – $103.80
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $12.30 $4.10 – $17.88
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $12.30 $5.72 – $17.88

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