Disability dlco at Inova Alexandria Hospital

4320 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA · Inova · · NPI 1255684460

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published unknown · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$251.50

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.

$503.00

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.

$83.53 with anthem vs $1,057.00 with united — 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
anthem medicaid advantage $83.53 ↓ -67%
united medicaid advantage $85.20 ↓ -66%
sentara health medicaid advantage $86.04 ↓ -66%
humana medicaid advantage $86.87 ↓ -65%
aetna medicaid advantage $87.71 ↓ -65%
kaiser medicaid advantage $91.88 ↓ -63%
aetna medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -38%
united medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -38%
anthem medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -38%
sentara health medicare advantage $159.59 ↓ -37%
carefirst hmo $161.27 ↓ -36%
cigna medicare advantage $162.72 ↓ -35%
kaiser medicare advantage $162.72 ↓ -35%
carefirst ppo $169.71 ↓ -33%
humana medicare advantage $172.11 ↓ -32%
cigna exchange $224.24 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $283.74 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $285.65 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $285.65 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $299.79 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $316.44 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $316.44 ↑ +26%
cigna ppo $324.84 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $324.84 ↑ +29%
anthem exchange hmo $359.85 ↑ +43%
sentara health ppo $373.30 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $373.30 ↑ +48%
kaiser ppo $392.34 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $392.34 ↑ +56%
anthem hmo $414.79 ↑ +65%
anthem ppo $414.79 ↑ +65%
united exchange $823.00 ↑ +227%
united options $1,057.00 ↑ +320%
united nonoptions $1,057.00 ↑ +320%

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Disability dlco at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $251.50 $83.53 – $316.44
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $251.50 $83.53 – $316.44
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $251.50 $83.53 – $316.44
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $251.50 $83.53 – $316.44
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $166.42 – $166.42
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $166.42 – $166.42

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