H pylori (c-13) breath 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

$917.00

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.

$917.00

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.

$51.72 with Humana Military vs $825.30 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 $51.72 ↓ -94%
TriAtlantic TRICR $58.62 ↓ -94%
Health Net TRICR $62.06 ↓ -93%
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $67.36 ↓ -93%
Humana MCR $67.36 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $67.36 ↓ -93%
United VACCN $67.36 ↓ -93%
Sentara Health MCR $67.36 ↓ -93%
Devoted MCR $67.36 ↓ -93%
Magellan MCR $67.36 ↓ -93%
United Mine Workers MCR $67.36 ↓ -93%
United MGMCR $67.70 ↓ -93%
Aetna MGMCR $68.13 ↓ -93%
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $68.71 ↓ -93%
Anthem MGMCR $69.38 ↓ -92%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $70.05 ↓ -92%
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $70.05 ↓ -92%
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $70.73 ↓ -92%
Pyramid Life MGMCR $72.08 ↓ -92%
Align Senior Care MGMCR $72.08 ↓ -92%
Lifeworks MCR $174.23 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $201.74 ↓ -78%
Anthem HIX $288.97 ↓ -68%
United OptionsPPO $306.28 ↓ -67%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $320.95 ↓ -65%
Anthem HMO $321.11 ↓ -65%
Anthem PPO $321.11 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $412.65 ↓ -55%
Aetna Broad $412.65 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $550.20 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $651.07 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $651.07 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $660.24 ↓ -28%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $687.75 ↓ -25%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $687.75 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $706.09 ↓ -23%
Community Care Network COMM $733.60 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $733.60 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan PPO $733.60 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $733.60 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $733.60 ↓ -20%
Patients Choice COMM $806.96 ↓ -12%
Star Transportation COMM $825.30 ↓ -10%
PHCS COMM $825.30 ↓ -10%
4Most COMM $825.30 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $825.30 ↓ -10%
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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H pylori (c-13) breath at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $376.50 $67.36 – $473.71
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $376.50 $67.36 – $473.71
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $376.50 $67.36 – $473.71
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $376.50 $67.36 – $473.71
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $952.00 $58.62 – $301.17
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $58.62 – $97.67
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