Acetylcysteine non-comp unit at LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI

2400 Lee Hwy, PULASKI, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1205882396

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 7, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$93.00

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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.

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$93.00

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.

$6.33 with Humana Military vs $83.70 with American Postal Workers Union — 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
Humana Military TRCR $6.33 ↓ -93%
TriAtlantic TRICR $7.17 ↓ -92%
Health Net TRICR $7.60 ↓ -92%
Aetna MGMCR $13.95 ↓ -85%
United AllPayerAppendix $22.42 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $31.06 ↓ -67%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $32.55 ↓ -65%
Cigna PPO $38.59 ↓ -59%
Cigna HMO $38.59 ↓ -59%
Aetna Broad $41.85 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $41.85 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $55.80 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $66.03 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $66.03 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $66.96 ↓ -28%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $69.75 ↓ -25%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $69.75 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $71.61 ↓ -23%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $74.40 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $74.40 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $74.40 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan PPO $74.40 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $74.40 ↓ -20%
Patients Choice COMM $81.84 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $83.70 ↓ -10%
PHCS COMM $83.70 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $83.70 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $83.70 ↓ -10%

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Acetylcysteine non-comp unit at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $9.64 $4.97 – $24.11
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $9.64 $4.97 – $24.11
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $9.64 $4.97 – $24.11
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $9.64 $4.97 – $24.11
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $9.64 $4.97 – $24.11
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $46.00 $7.17 – $22.42
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $7.17 – $22.42
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $7.17 – $22.42

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