Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd do 5+ 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

$718.29

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.

$3,123.00

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.

$679.05 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $3,123.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $679.05 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $679.05 ↓ -5%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $679.05 ↓ -5%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $687.06 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $687.06 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $687.06 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $687.06 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $687.06 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $687.06 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $687.06 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $687.06 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $687.06 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $687.06 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $687.06 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $698.05 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $707.67 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $714.54 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $721.41 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $721.41 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $721.41 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $728.28 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $806.05 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $838.33 ↑ +17%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $979.29 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $979.29 ↑ +36%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $1,008.67 ↑ +40%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $1,018.46 ↑ +42%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $1,018.46 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $1,303.95 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $1,303.95 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $1,303.95 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $1,303.95 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $1,303.95 ↑ +82%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $1,496.97 ↑ +108%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $1,648.94 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $2,186.10 ↑ +204%
AETNA AETNA $3,123.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $3,123.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $3,123.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $3,123.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $3,123.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $3,123.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $3,123.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $3,123.00 ↑ +335%

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Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd do 5+ at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $732.00 $651.98 – $2,842.61
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $732.00 $679.05 – $2,842.61
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $2,956.50 $1,117.78 – $1,369.15
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,760.50 $558.89 – $1,365.89
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $732.00 $465.74 – $3,129.48
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $732.00 $679.05 – $2,842.61
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $3,158.50 $1,117.78 – $1,365.89
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $2,760.50 $1,117.78 – $1,343.07

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