Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 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

$146.28

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.

$636.00

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.

$85.10 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $636.00 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 UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $85.10 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $85.10 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $85.10 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $85.10 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $85.10 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $85.10 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $85.10 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $85.10 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $87.27 ↓ -40%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $87.27 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $89.89 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $90.76 ↓ -38%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $90.76 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $108.47 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $109.68 ↓ -25%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $139.92 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $139.92 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $139.92 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $139.92 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $139.92 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $139.92 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $139.92 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $139.92 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $139.92 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $139.92 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $139.92 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $142.16 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $144.12 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $145.52 ↓ -1%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $146.92 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $146.92 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $146.92 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $148.32 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $164.15 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $187.66 ↑ +28%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $335.81 ↑ +130%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $636.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $636.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $636.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $636.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $636.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $636.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $636.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $636.00 ↑ +335%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $1,573.00 $74.06 – $123.39
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $553.00 $69.10 – $695.78
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $553.00 $69.10 – $695.78
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $553.00 $69.10 – $695.78
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $553.00 $69.10 – $695.78
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $553.00 $69.10 – $695.78
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $148.95 $42.55 – $185.52
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $148.95 $61.07 – $185.52

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