Compatibility test each unit electronic 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

$402.00

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.

$402.00

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.

$76.38 with Lifeworks vs $711.05 with Anthem — 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
Lifeworks MCR $76.38 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $88.44 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $134.27 ↓ -67%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $140.70 ↓ -65%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -63%
Aetna Broad $180.90 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $180.90 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $241.20 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $285.42 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $285.42 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $289.44 ↓ -28%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $301.50 ↓ -25%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $301.50 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $309.54 ↓ -23%
One Health Plan PPO $321.60 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $321.60 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $321.60 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $321.60 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $321.60 ↓ -20%
Patients Choice COMM $353.76 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $361.80 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $361.80 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $361.80 ↓ -10%
PHCS COMM $361.80 ↓ -10%
Anthem HIX $639.90 ↑ +59%
Anthem PPO $711.05 ↑ +77%
Anthem HMO $711.05 ↑ +77%
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital
Aetna SharedSavings not published by hospital

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Compatibility test each unit electronic at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $262.50 $3.33 – $330.28
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $262.50 $3.33 – $330.28
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $262.50 $3.33 – $330.28
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $262.50 $3.33 – $330.28
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $262.50 $3.33 – $330.28
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $232.00 $3.50 – $666.89
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $610.00 $149.16 – $634.53
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $232.00 $3.50 – $433.61

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