Abd/low ext cath 3rd at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

2501 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA · Inova · · NPI 1922139120

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

$1,468.00

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$2,936.00

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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.

$670.88 with cigna vs $3,645.00 with aetna — 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
cigna exchange $670.88 ↓ -54%
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↓ -40%
carefirst hmo $943.00 ↓ -36%
cigna ppo $948.03 ↓ -35%
cigna hmo $948.03 ↓ -35%
carefirst ppo $953.00 ↓ -35%
anthem medicaid advantage $967.43 ↓ -34%
united medicaid advantage $986.78 ↓ -33%
sentara health medicaid advantage $996.45 ↓ -32%
humana medicaid advantage $1,006.13 ↓ -31%
aetna medicaid advantage $1,015.80 ↓ -31%
kaiser medicaid advantage $1,064.17 ↓ -28%
united exchange $1,127.36 ↓ -23%
kaiser ppo $1,145.04 ↓ -22%
kaiser hmo $1,145.04 ↓ -22%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↓ -21%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↓ -21%
united nonoptions $1,269.99 ↓ -13%
united options $1,269.99 ↓ -13%
innovation fully insured $2,149.00 ↑ +46%
innovation self insured $2,589.00 ↑ +76%
aetna fannie-mae $3,116.15 ↑ +112%
aetna ppo $3,645.00 ↑ +148%
aetna hmo $3,645.00 ↑ +148%

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Abd/low ext cath 3rd at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,468.00 $670.88 – $2,149.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,468.00 $670.88 – $2,149.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,468.00 $670.88 – $2,149.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,468.00 $670.88 – $2,149.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $984.15 $461.76 – $897.68
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $984.15 $461.76 – $897.69
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,206.50 $511.00 – $2,670.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,716.00 $484.00 – $3,988.00

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