Tobramycin non-comp unit 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

$49.39

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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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$214.75

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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.

$12.47 with BLUE CROSS vs $227.64 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

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 ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $12.47 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $12.47 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $12.47 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $12.47 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $12.47 ↓ -75%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $55.43 ↑ +12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $83.97 ↑ +70%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $99.64 ↑ +102%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $100.72 ↑ +104%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $100.72 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $150.33 ↑ +204%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $214.75 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $214.75 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $214.75 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $214.75 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $214.75 ↑ +335%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $214.75 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $214.75 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $214.75 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $214.75 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $214.75 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $214.75 ↑ +335%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $214.75 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $214.75 ↑ +335%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $214.75 ↑ +335%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $214.75 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $214.75 ↑ +335%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $214.75 ↑ +335%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $214.75 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $214.75 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $214.75 ↑ +335%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $218.19 ↑ +342%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $221.19 ↑ +348%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $223.34 ↑ +352%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $225.49 ↑ +357%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $225.49 ↑ +357%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $225.49 ↑ +357%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $227.64 ↑ +361%

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Tobramycin non-comp unit at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $198.95 $8.46 – $85.21
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $198.95 $8.46 – $85.21
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $198.95 $8.46 – $85.21
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $198.95 $8.46 – $85.21
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $198.95 $8.46 – $85.21
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $20.66 $12.47 – $274.64
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $681.15 $12.58 – $33.05
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $711.00 $12.58 – $33.05

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