Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block 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

$368.00

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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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$368.00

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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.

$24.08 with United vs $331.20 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

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

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
United AllPayerAppendix $24.08 ↓ -93%
Aetna MGMCR $55.20 ↓ -85%
Lifeworks MCR $69.92 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $80.96 ↓ -78%
Anthem HIX $103.30 ↓ -72%
Anthem PPO $114.79 ↓ -69%
Anthem HMO $114.79 ↓ -69%
United OptionsPPO $122.91 ↓ -67%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $128.80 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $165.60 ↓ -55%
Aetna Broad $165.60 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $220.80 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $261.28 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $261.28 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $264.96 ↓ -28%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $276.00 ↓ -25%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $276.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $283.36 ↓ -23%
One Health Plan PPO $294.40 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $294.40 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $294.40 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $294.40 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $294.40 ↓ -20%
Patients Choice COMM $323.84 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $331.20 ↓ -10%
PHCS COMM $331.20 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $331.20 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $331.20 ↓ -10%
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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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section each additional block at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $36.00 $24.08 – $135.93
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $63.50 $24.57 – $143.36
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $63.50 $24.57 – $143.36
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $63.50 $24.57 – $143.36
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $63.50 $24.57 – $143.36
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $63.50 $24.57 – $143.36
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $377.00 $24.08 – $107.66
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $691.00 $24.08 – $102.44

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