CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)

Facility: Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 99214 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$106

about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $79–$186

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$103

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $106 This hospital $103 Cash price $121 Hospital's list price $345

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $86 Priciest $103

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) is about $106 (about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate). Carilion New River Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $103, or about $121 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Christiansburg, VA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$103 - $319	76%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$99	73%
Aetnamajor	$103 - $259	76%
Cignamajor	$202 - $281	149%
Humanamajor	$103	76%
Sentara	$101 - $242	74%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$165 - $370

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 121), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 99214.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Carilion New River Valley Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 99214.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

Compare: Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) at other VA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.