Sm-153 lexidron ther 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

$4,078.82

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.

$17,734.00

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.

$3,901.48 with AMBETTER vs $25,831.82 with AETNA — 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
AMBETTER AMBETTER $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $3,901.48 ↓ -4%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $3,963.90 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $4,018.52 ↓ -1%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $4,057.54 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $4,096.55 ↑ +0%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $4,096.55 ↑ +0%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $4,096.55 ↑ +0%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $4,135.57 ↑ +1%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $4,577.15 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $6,014.17 ↑ +47%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,832.80 ↑ +68%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $9,363.55 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $15,102.19 ↑ +270%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $15,102.19 ↑ +270%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $15,102.19 ↑ +270%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $15,102.19 ↑ +270%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $15,102.19 ↑ +270%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17,259.85 ↑ +323%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $17,259.85 ↑ +323%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $17,259.85 ↑ +323%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $17,734.00 ↑ +335%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $24,838.28 ↑ +509%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $24,838.28 ↑ +509%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $25,583.43 ↑ +527%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $25,831.81 ↑ +533%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $25,831.82 ↑ +533%

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Sm-153 lexidron ther at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $2,660.10 $3,159.80 – $17,380.53
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $2,660.10 $3,159.80 – $17,380.73
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $2,932.80 $3,159.80 – $17,919.33
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION $2,660.10 $3,159.80 – $17,380.53
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD $4,078.82 $6,014.17 – $25,831.82
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $8,373.47 – $8,373.47
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $3,223.00 – $3,317.79
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $3,223.00 – $3,317.79

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