Pregnancy Ultrasound (first trimester) 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

$99.82

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.

$434.00

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.

$39.76 with BLUE CROSS vs $434.00 with FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY — 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 $39.76 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $86.68 ↓ -13%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $95.48 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $95.48 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $95.48 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $95.48 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $95.48 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $95.48 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $95.48 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $95.48 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $95.48 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $95.48 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $95.48 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $97.01 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $98.34 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $99.30 ↓ -1%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $100.25 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $100.25 ↑ +0%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $100.25 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $101.21 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $112.02 ↑ +12%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $133.16 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $181.72 ↑ +82%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $181.72 ↑ +82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $187.17 ↑ +88%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $188.99 ↑ +89%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $188.99 ↑ +89%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $229.15 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $321.88 ↑ +222%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $374.29 ↑ +275%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $374.29 ↑ +275%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $375.76 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $399.74 ↑ +300%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $434.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $434.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $434.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $434.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $434.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $434.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $434.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $434.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $434.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $434.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $434.00 ↑ +335%

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Pregnancy Ultrasound (first trimester) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $1,483.00 $239.93 – $245.18
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $654.00 $106.34 – $861.97
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $654.00 $106.34 – $861.97
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $654.00 $106.34 – $861.97
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $654.00 $106.34 – $861.97
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $654.00 $106.34 – $861.97
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $101.55 $34.51 – $222.37
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $101.55 $39.76 – $222.37

All Virginia hospitals for this procedure →