Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at Inova Alexandria Hospital

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

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

$626.50

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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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$1,253.00

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.

$128.90 with anthem vs $1,077.00 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

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 medicare advantage $128.90 ↓ -79%
united medicare advantage $128.90 ↓ -79%
aetna medicare advantage $128.90 ↓ -79%
sentara health medicare advantage $131.48 ↓ -79%
kaiser medicare advantage $134.06 ↓ -79%
cigna medicare advantage $134.06 ↓ -79%
humana medicare advantage $141.79 ↓ -77%
anthem medicaid advantage $193.05 ↓ -69%
united medicaid advantage $196.91 ↓ -69%
sentara health medicaid advantage $198.84 ↓ -68%
humana medicaid advantage $200.77 ↓ -68%
aetna medicaid advantage $202.70 ↓ -68%
kaiser medicaid advantage $212.36 ↓ -66%
anthem exchange hmo $296.48 ↓ -53%
anthem hmo $341.74 ↓ -45%
anthem ppo $341.74 ↓ -45%
carefirst hmo $449.54 ↓ -28%
carefirst ppo $473.06 ↓ -24%
cigna exchange $558.59 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $706.80 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $711.58 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $711.58 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $746.79 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $788.26 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $788.26 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $809.19 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $809.19 ↑ +29%
united exchange $838.00 ↑ +34%
sentara health ppo $929.91 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $929.91 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $977.34 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $977.34 ↑ +56%
united nonoptions $1,077.00 ↑ +72%
united options $1,077.00 ↑ +72%

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Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $626.50 $128.90 – $788.26
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $463.91 – $463.91
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $463.91 – $463.91

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