Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med at LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI

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

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 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.

$84.88 with Humana Military vs $121.09 with Align Senior Care — 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 $84.88 —
TriAtlantic TRICR $96.19 —
Health Net TRICR $101.85 —
Devoted MCR $113.17 —
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $113.17 —
Humana MCR $113.17 —
Magellan MCR $113.17 —
United Mine Workers MCR $113.17 —
United VACCN $113.17 —
Sentara Health MCR $113.17 —
United MGMCR $113.74 —
Aetna MGMCR $114.46 —
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $115.43 —
Anthem MGMCR $116.57 —
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $117.70 —
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $117.70 —
Pyramid Life MGMCR $121.09 —
Align Senior Care MGMCR $121.09 —

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Brace knee support neoprene padded open patella med at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $101.43 not published
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $383.98 not published
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $383.98 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $383.98 $115.43 – $118.83
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $101.43 $115.43 – $118.83
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton $383.98 not published
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk $383.98 $115.43 – $118.83
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach $383.98 $115.43 – $118.83

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