Tomosynthesis breast screen bilateral 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

$72.68

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.

$316.00

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.

$22.98 with BLUE CROSS vs $316.00 with AMERIGROUP — 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 S NETWORK $22.98 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $22.98 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $22.98 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $22.98 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $22.98 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.20 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $45.10 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $69.52 ↓ -4%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $81.56 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $85.17 ↑ +17%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $85.17 ↑ +17%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $87.73 ↑ +21%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $88.58 ↑ +22%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $88.58 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $221.20 ↑ +204%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $246.48 ↑ +239%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $246.48 ↑ +239%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $246.48 ↑ +239%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $246.48 ↑ +239%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $246.48 ↑ +239%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $246.48 ↑ +239%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $246.48 ↑ +239%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $246.48 ↑ +239%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $246.48 ↑ +239%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA MEDICARE $246.48 ↑ +239%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $250.42 ↑ +245%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $253.87 ↑ +249%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $255.00 ↑ +251%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $256.34 ↑ +253%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $258.80 ↑ +256%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $258.80 ↑ +256%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $258.80 ↑ +256%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $261.27 ↑ +259%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $290.00 ↑ +299%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $316.00 ↑ +335%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $316.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $316.00 ↑ +335%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $316.00 ↑ +335%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $316.00 ↑ +335%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $316.00 ↑ +335%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $316.00 ↑ +335%
AETNA AETNA $316.00 ↑ +335%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $316.00 ↑ +335%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $316.00 ↑ +335%

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Tomosynthesis breast screen bilateral at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $82.00 $19.47 – $24.59
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $91.50 $54.50 – $114.67
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $91.50 $54.50 – $114.67
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $91.50 $54.50 – $114.67
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $91.50 $54.50 – $114.67
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $91.50 $54.50 – $114.67
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $74.10 $21.66 – $50.10
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $74.10 $22.98 – $50.10

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