Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl 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.

$8.06 with Humana Military vs $50.05 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
Humana Military TRCR $8.06
TriAtlantic TRICR $9.14
Health Net TRICR $9.68
United Mine Workers MCR $10.50
Humana MCR $10.50
Devoted MCR $10.50
United VACCN $10.50
United AllPayerAppendix $10.50
Sentara Health MCR $10.50
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $10.50
Magellan MCR $10.50
United MGMCR $10.55
Aetna MGMCR $10.62
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $10.71
Anthem MGMCR $10.81
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $10.92
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $10.92
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $11.03
Align Senior Care MGMCR $11.24
Pyramid Life MGMCR $11.24
Anthem HIX $45.05
Anthem PPO $50.05
Anthem HMO $50.05
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Aetna SharedSavings not published by hospital

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Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $77.00 $6.47 – $96.88
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $77.00 $6.47 – $96.88
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $77.00 $6.47 – $96.88
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $77.00 $6.47 – $96.88
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $77.00 $6.47 – $96.88
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $9.14 – $15.22
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $9.14 – $46.95
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $9.14 – $11.24

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