External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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.

$111.04 with Humana Military vs $1,604.70 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
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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 $111.04
TriAtlantic TRICR $125.84
Health Net TRICR $133.25
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $144.61
Humana MCR $144.61
United AllPayerAppendix $144.61
United VACCN $144.61
Sentara Health MCR $144.61
Devoted MCR $144.61
Magellan MCR $144.61
United Mine Workers MCR $144.61
United MGMCR $145.33
Aetna MGMCR $146.26
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $147.50
Anthem MGMCR $148.95
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $150.39
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $150.39
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $151.84
Pyramid Life MGMCR $154.73
Align Senior Care MGMCR $154.73
Lifeworks MCR $338.77
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $392.26
United OptionsPPO $595.52
Anthem HIX $620.38
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $624.05
Anthem HMO $689.36
Anthem PPO $689.36
United GlobalBenefitPlan $802.35
Aetna Broad $802.35
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $1,069.80
Virginia Health Network WC $1,265.93
Virginia Health Network COMM $1,265.93
CorVel WorkersComp $1,283.76
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $1,337.25
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $1,337.25
Multiplan PHCS $1,372.91
Community Care Network COMM $1,426.40
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $1,426.40
One Health Plan PPO $1,426.40
One Health Plan POS $1,426.40
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $1,426.40
Patients Choice COMM $1,569.04
Star Transportation COMM $1,604.70
PHCS COMM $1,604.70
4Most COMM $1,604.70
American Postal Workers Union COMM $1,604.70
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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External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $1,348.00 $125.84 – $209.68
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $687.50 $144.61 – $865.01
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $687.50 $144.61 – $865.01
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $687.50 $144.61 – $865.01
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $687.50 $144.61 – $865.01
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $687.50 $144.61 – $865.01
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $1,409.00 $125.84 – $646.55
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $1,409.00 $125.84 – $620.86

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