Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at Inova Alexandria Hospital

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

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

$196.00

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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$392.00

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.

$106.34 with united vs $1,240.00 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
united medicare advantage $106.34 ↓ -46%
anthem medicare advantage $106.34 ↓ -46%
aetna medicare advantage $106.34 ↓ -46%
sentara health medicare advantage $108.47 ↓ -45%
cigna medicare advantage $110.59 ↓ -44%
kaiser medicare advantage $110.59 ↓ -44%
humana medicare advantage $116.97 ↓ -40%
anthem medicaid advantage $156.92 ↓ -20%
united medicaid advantage $160.06 ↓ -18%
sentara health medicaid advantage $161.63 ↓ -18%
humana medicaid advantage $163.20 ↓ -17%
aetna medicaid advantage $164.77 ↓ -16%
kaiser medicaid advantage $172.61 ↓ -12%
cigna exchange $174.75 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $221.12 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $222.62 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $222.62 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $233.63 ↑ +19%
anthem exchange hmo $244.59 ↑ +25%
innovation fully insured $246.61 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $246.61 ↑ +26%
cigna ppo $253.15 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $253.15 ↑ +29%
anthem ppo $281.93 ↑ +44%
anthem hmo $281.93 ↑ +44%
sentara health ppo $290.92 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $290.92 ↑ +48%
kaiser ppo $305.76 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $305.76 ↑ +56%
carefirst hmo $385.56 ↑ +97%
carefirst ppo $405.73 ↑ +107%
united exchange $966.00 ↑ +393%
united nonoptions $1,240.00 ↑ +533%
united options $1,240.00 ↑ +533%

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Duplex scan unilateral study 93986 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $196.00 $106.34 – $385.56
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $196.00 $106.34 – $385.56
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $196.00 $106.34 – $385.56
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $196.00 $106.34 – $385.56
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $794.64 – $794.64
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL not published $794.64 – $794.64
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $397.88 – $704.58
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg not published $748.26 – $748.26

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