Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain 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

$51.29

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.

$223.00

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.

$39.34 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $223.00 with CIGNA HEALTHCARE — 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 TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $39.34 ↓ -23%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $49.06 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $49.06 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $49.06 ↓ -4%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $49.06 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $49.06 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $49.06 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.06 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $49.06 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $49.06 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $49.06 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $49.06 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $49.85 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $50.53 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $51.02 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $51.51 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $51.51 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $51.51 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $52.00 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $57.56 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $59.21 ↑ +15%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $59.21 ↑ +15%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $60.99 ↑ +19%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $61.58 ↑ +20%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $61.58 ↑ +20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $63.88 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $63.88 ↑ +25%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $63.88 ↑ +25%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $117.74 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $156.10 ↑ +204%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $185.94 ↑ +263%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $223.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $223.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $223.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $223.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $223.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $223.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $223.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $223.00 ↑ +335%

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Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $1,031.00 $81.30 – $458.94
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $206.50 $46.88 – $362.08
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $206.50 $46.88 – $362.08
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $206.50 $46.88 – $362.08
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $206.50 $46.88 – $362.08
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $206.50 $46.88 – $362.08
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $52.35 $39.34 – $185.94
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $52.35 $39.34 – $185.94

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