Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated 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

$36.00

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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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$36.00

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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.

$6.84 with Lifeworks vs $57.73 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

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 $6.84 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $7.92 ↓ -78%
Humana Military TRCR $9.30 ↓ -74%
TriAtlantic TRICR $10.54 ↓ -71%
Health Net TRICR $11.16 ↓ -69%
United OptionsPPO $12.02 ↓ -67%
Magellan MCR $12.11 ↓ -66%
Humana MCR $12.11 ↓ -66%
Devoted MCR $12.11 ↓ -66%
United VACCN $12.11 ↓ -66%
United AllPayerAppendix $12.11 ↓ -66%
Sentara Health MCR $12.11 ↓ -66%
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $12.11 ↓ -66%
United Mine Workers MCR $12.11 ↓ -66%
United MGMCR $12.17 ↓ -66%
Aetna MGMCR $12.25 ↓ -66%
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $12.35 ↓ -66%
Anthem MGMCR $12.47 ↓ -65%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $12.59 ↓ -65%
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $12.59 ↓ -65%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $12.60 ↓ -65%
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $12.72 ↓ -65%
Align Senior Care MGMCR $12.96 ↓ -64%
Pyramid Life MGMCR $12.96 ↓ -64%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $16.20 ↓ -55%
Aetna Broad $16.20 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $21.60 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $25.56 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $25.56 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $25.92 ↓ -28%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $27.00 ↓ -25%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $27.00 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $27.72 ↓ -23%
One Health Plan PPO $28.80 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $28.80 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $28.80 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $28.80 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $28.80 ↓ -20%
Patients Choice COMM $31.68 ↓ -12%
4Most COMM $32.40 ↓ -10%
PHCS COMM $32.40 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $32.40 ↓ -10%
Star Transportation COMM $32.40 ↓ -10%
Anthem HIX $51.95 ↑ +44%
Anthem HMO $57.73 ↑ +60%
Anthem PPO $57.73 ↑ +60%
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Aetna SharedSavings not published by hospital
Optima Health POS not published by hospital

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Hemolysins and agglutinins incubated at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $31.00 $10.54 – $17.56
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $99.50 $5.16 – $125.19
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $99.50 $5.16 – $125.19
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $99.50 $5.16 – $125.19
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $99.50 $5.16 – $125.19
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $99.50 $5.16 – $125.19
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $417.00 $10.54 – $54.14
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $36.00 $10.54 – $12.96

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