Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) 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

$337.87

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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.

$1,469.00

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.

$123.50 with BLUE CROSS vs $1,469.00 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
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $123.50 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $136.92 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $300.25 ↓ -11%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $300.25 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $309.26 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $312.26 ↓ -8%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $312.26 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $323.18 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $323.18 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $323.18 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $323.18 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $323.18 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $323.18 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $323.18 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $323.18 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $323.18 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $323.18 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $323.18 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $328.35 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $332.88 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $336.11 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $339.34 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $339.34 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $339.34 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $342.57 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $379.15 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $681.62 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $734.62 ↑ +117%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $775.63 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $854.22 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $854.22 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $857.58 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $912.32 ↑ +170%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $1,146.00 ↑ +239%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $1,307.00 ↑ +287%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,469.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $1,469.00 ↑ +335%

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Leg Vein Ultrasound (DVT study, both legs) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,181.50 $237.75 – $1,486.56
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,181.50 $237.75 – $1,486.56
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,181.50 $237.75 – $1,486.56
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,181.50 $237.75 – $1,486.56
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,181.50 $237.75 – $1,486.56
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $344.25 $123.50 – $507.50
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $344.25 $123.50 – $507.50
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $834.00 $237.46 – $244.44

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