Psy/npsy phys/qhp 2> tst 1st 30 min at Inova Alexandria Hospital

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

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

$89.00

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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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$178.00

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.

$79.35 with cigna vs $972.48 with kaiser — 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 $79.35 ↓ -11%
carefirst hmo $88.44 ↓ -1%
carefirst ppo $93.07 ↑ +5%
sentara health exchange $100.41 ↑ +13%
aetna hmo $101.09 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $101.09 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $106.09 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $111.98 ↑ +26%
innovation fully insured $111.98 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $114.95 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $114.95 ↑ +29%
anthem medicare advantage $128.90 ↑ +45%
united medicare advantage $128.90 ↑ +45%
aetna medicare advantage $128.90 ↑ +45%
sentara health medicare advantage $131.48 ↑ +48%
sentara health ppo $132.10 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $132.10 ↑ +48%
cigna medicare advantage $134.06 ↑ +51%
kaiser medicare advantage $134.06 ↑ +51%
kaiser hmo $138.84 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $138.84 ↑ +56%
humana medicare advantage $141.79 ↑ +59%
united exchange $288.00 ↑ +224%
anthem exchange hmo $296.48 ↑ +233%
anthem hmo $341.74 ↑ +284%
anthem ppo $341.74 ↑ +284%
united options $370.00 ↑ +316%
united nonoptions $370.00 ↑ +316%
anthem medicaid advantage $884.07 ↑ +893%
united medicaid advantage $901.75 ↑ +913%
sentara health medicaid advantage $910.59 ↑ +923%
humana medicaid advantage $919.43 ↑ +933%
aetna medicaid advantage $928.27 ↑ +943%
kaiser medicaid advantage $972.48 ↑ +993%

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Psy/npsy phys/qhp 2> tst 1st 30 min at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $89.00 $79.35 – $141.79
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $89.00 $79.35 – $141.79
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $89.00 $79.35 – $141.79
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $89.00 $79.35 – $141.79
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $91.27 – $91.27
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $91.27 – $91.27

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