Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA · Sentara · · NPI 1588668842

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$6,222.00

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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$12,444.00

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.

$6,064.13 with Sentara Health Plan vs $21,122.47 with Bcbs — 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
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $6,064.13 ↓ -3%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $6,123.58 ↓ -2%
Bcbs Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $6,227.62 ↑ +0%
Unitedhealthcare Snp Medicare Managed Care Plan $6,242.48 ↑ +0%
Bcbs Anthem Exchange $19,054.51 ↑ +206%
Bcbs Anthem Hmo $20,488.46 ↑ +229%
Bcbs Anthem Ppo $21,122.47 ↑ +239%

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Ablation cryo adrenal tumor at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $5,515.50 $1,509.00 – $5,253.13
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $5,294.00 $2,004.00 – $13,397.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $5,115.00 $2,587.00 – $6,193.46
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $881.55 $4,346.82 – $12,858.79

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