Ins tun intraperit dia cath at Inova Alexandria Hospital

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

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

$4,745.50

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.

$9,491.00

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.

$2,067.00 with cigna vs $9,356.05 with anthem — 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
cigna exchange $2,067.00 ↓ -56%
innovation fully insured $2,149.00 ↓ -55%
innovation self insured $2,589.00 ↓ -45%
cigna ppo $2,678.00 ↓ -44%
cigna hmo $2,678.00 ↓ -44%
aetna fannie-mae $3,116.15 ↓ -34%
anthem medicare advantage $3,529.06 ↓ -26%
united medicare advantage $3,529.06 ↓ -26%
aetna medicare advantage $3,529.06 ↓ -26%
sentara health medicare advantage $3,599.64 ↓ -24%
aetna ppo $3,645.00 ↓ -23%
aetna hmo $3,645.00 ↓ -23%
kaiser medicare advantage $3,670.22 ↓ -23%
cigna medicare advantage $3,670.22 ↓ -23%
humana medicare advantage $3,881.97 ↓ -18%
anthem medicaid advantage $5,425.74 ↑ +14%
united medicaid advantage $5,534.25 ↑ +17%
sentara health medicaid advantage $5,588.51 ↑ +18%
sentara health exchange $5,622.58 ↑ +18%
humana medicaid advantage $5,642.77 ↑ +19%
aetna medicaid advantage $5,697.03 ↑ +20%
kaiser medicaid advantage $5,968.31 ↑ +26%
carefirst hmo $6,895.00 ↑ +45%
carefirst ppo $6,962.00 ↑ +47%
sentara health ppo $7,397.42 ↑ +56%
sentara health hmo $7,397.42 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $7,402.98 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $7,402.98 ↑ +56%
united exchange $7,764.64 ↑ +64%
anthem exchange hmo $8,116.89 ↑ +71%
united options $8,740.58 ↑ +84%
united nonoptions $8,740.58 ↑ +84%
anthem hmo $9,356.05 ↑ +97%
anthem ppo $9,356.05 ↑ +97%

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Ins tun intraperit dia cath at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $4,745.50 $2,067.00 – $6,895.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $4,745.50 $2,067.00 – $6,895.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $4,745.50 $2,067.00 – $6,895.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $4,745.50 $2,067.00 – $6,895.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,302.50 $1,010.00 – $8,246.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $3,190.50 $2,603.00 – $5,047.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $3,881.00 $3,591.42 – $3,697.05
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $3,190.50 $3,408.00 – $3,668.01

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