Infectious agent nucleic acid amp probe mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampin resistance 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

$230.00

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.

$230.00

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.

$43.70 with Lifeworks vs $365.96 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
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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 $43.70 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $50.60 ↓ -78%
United Mine Workers MCR $76.77 ↓ -67%
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $76.77 ↓ -67%
United AllPayerAppendix $76.77 ↓ -67%
Devoted MCR $76.77 ↓ -67%
Sentara Health MCR $76.77 ↓ -67%
Magellan MCR $76.77 ↓ -67%
United VACCN $76.77 ↓ -67%
Humana MCR $76.77 ↓ -67%
United OptionsPPO $76.82 ↓ -67%
United MGMCR $77.15 ↓ -66%
Aetna MGMCR $77.65 ↓ -66%
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $78.31 ↓ -66%
Anthem MGMCR $79.07 ↓ -66%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $79.84 ↓ -65%
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $79.84 ↓ -65%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $80.50 ↓ -65%
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $80.61 ↓ -65%
Pyramid Life MGMCR $82.14 ↓ -64%
Align Senior Care MGMCR $82.14 ↓ -64%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $103.50 ↓ -55%
Aetna Broad $103.50 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $138.00 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $163.30 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $163.30 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $165.60 ↓ -28%
Richfield Retirement Community COMM $172.50 ↓ -25%
Richfield Nursing Center COMM $172.50 ↓ -25%
Multiplan PHCS $177.10 ↓ -23%
One Health Plan PPO $184.00 ↓ -20%
One Health Plan POS $184.00 ↓ -20%
Graham-White Manufacturing COMM $184.00 ↓ -20%
Community Care Network COMM $184.00 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $184.00 ↓ -20%
Patients Choice COMM $202.40 ↓ -12%
4Most COMM $207.00 ↓ -10%
Star Transportation COMM $207.00 ↓ -10%
PHCS COMM $207.00 ↓ -10%
American Postal Workers Union COMM $207.00 ↓ -10%
Anthem HIX $329.34 ↑ +43%
Anthem HMO $365.96 ↑ +59%
Anthem PPO $365.96 ↑ +59%
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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Infectious agent nucleic acid amp probe mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampin resistance at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $192.00 $76.77 – $82.14
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $492.50 $69.10 – $619.66
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $492.50 $69.10 – $619.66
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $492.50 $69.10 – $619.66
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $492.50 $69.10 – $619.66
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $492.50 $69.10 – $619.66
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $954.00 $76.77 – $343.24
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $230.00 $76.77 – $82.14

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