Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

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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.

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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.

$4.51 with Humana Military vs $189.00 with PHCS — 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 $4.51
TriAtlantic TRICR $5.11
Health Net TRICR $5.41
Magellan MCR $6.33
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $6.33
Humana MCR $6.33
Devoted MCR $6.33
Sentara Health MCR $6.33
United VACCN $6.33
United Mine Workers MCR $6.33
United MGMCR $6.36
Aetna MGMCR $6.40
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $6.46
Anthem MGMCR $6.52
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $6.58
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $6.58
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $6.65
Pyramid Life MGMCR $6.77
Align Senior Care MGMCR $6.77
Lifeworks MCR $39.90
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $46.20
United OptionsPPO $70.14
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $73.50
United GlobalBenefitPlan $94.50
Aetna Broad $94.50
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $126.00
Virginia Health Network COMM $149.10
Virginia Health Network WC $149.10
CorVel WorkersComp $151.20
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $157.50
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $157.50
Multiplan PHCS $161.70
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $168.00
One Health Plan POS $168.00
One Health Plan PPO $168.00
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $168.00
Community Care Network COMM $168.00
Patients Choice COMM $184.80
Star Transportation COMM $189.00
4Most COMM $189.00
American Postal Workers Union COMM $189.00
PHCS COMM $189.00
Aetna SharedSavings not published by hospital
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $371.00 $5.11 – $6.26
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $45.50 $7.06 – $57.25
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $45.50 $7.06 – $57.25
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $45.50 $7.06 – $57.25
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $45.50 $7.06 – $57.25
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $45.50 $7.06 – $57.25
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $131.00 $5.11 – $6.77
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $225.00 $5.11 – $6.77

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