Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER

1423 W RURITAN RD, ROANOKE, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1619914785

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.

$690.79 with TriAtlantic vs $869.58 with Pyramid Life — 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
TriAtlantic TRICR $690.79
Health Net TRICR $731.42
Humana Military TRCR $788.31
United VACCN $812.69
United Mine Workers MCR $812.69
United Behavioral Health VACCN $812.69
Devoted MCR $812.69
Sentara Health MCR $812.69
Good Samaritan Hospice COMM $812.69
Humana MCR $812.69
United MGMCR $816.75
Aetna MGMCR $821.95
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $828.94
Anthem MGMCR $837.07
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $845.20
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $845.20
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $853.32
Align Senior Care MGMCR $869.58
Pyramid Life MGMCR $869.58

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $348.50 $230.01 – $543.66
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $348.50 $230.01 – $543.66
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $348.50 $230.01 – $543.66
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $348.50 $230.01 – $543.66
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $348.50 $230.01 – $543.66
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $690.79 – $1,097.13
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $690.79 – $869.58
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL not published $690.79 – $1,097.13

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