Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr 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

$718.00

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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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$718.00

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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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$6.88 with Humana Military vs $646.20 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
Humana Military TRCR $6.88 ↓ -99%
TriAtlantic TRICR $7.80 ↓ -99%
Health Net TRICR $8.26 ↓ -99%
United AllPayerAppendix $24.27 ↓ -97%
Aetna MGMCR $107.70 ↓ -85%
United OptionsPPO $239.81 ↓ -67%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $251.30 ↓ -65%
Cigna PPO $297.97 ↓ -59%
Cigna HMO $297.97 ↓ -59%
Aetna Broad $323.10 ↓ -55%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $323.10 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $430.80 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $509.78 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $509.78 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $516.96 ↓ -28%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $538.50 ↓ -25%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $538.50 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $552.86 ↓ -23%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $574.40 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $574.40 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $574.40 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan PPO $574.40 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $574.40 ↓ -20%
Patients Choice COMM $631.84 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $646.20 ↓ -10%
PHCS COMM $646.20 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $646.20 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $646.20 ↓ -10%

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Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $687.00 $7.80 – $24.27
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $74.19 $13.76 – $71.57
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $74.19 $13.76 – $71.57
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $74.19 $13.76 – $71.57
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $74.19 $13.76 – $71.57
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $74.19 $13.76 – $71.57
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $1,836.00 $7.80 – $24.27
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $855.00 $7.80 – $24.27

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