Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium 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

$286.00

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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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$572.00

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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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$37.44 with anthem vs $1,269.99 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 medicaid advantage $37.44 ↓ -87%
united medicaid advantage $38.19 ↓ -87%
sentara health medicaid advantage $38.56 ↓ -87%
humana medicaid advantage $38.94 ↓ -86%
aetna medicaid advantage $39.31 ↓ -86%
kaiser medicaid advantage $41.18 ↓ -86%
united medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -45%
anthem medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -45%
aetna medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -45%
sentara health medicare advantage $159.59 ↓ -44%
kaiser medicare advantage $162.72 ↓ -43%
cigna medicare advantage $162.72 ↓ -43%
humana medicare advantage $172.11 ↓ -40%
cigna exchange $255.00 ↓ -11%
carefirst hmo $283.49 ↓ -1%
carefirst ppo $298.32 ↑ +4%
aetna ppo $324.84 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $324.84 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $340.91 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $359.85 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $359.85 ↑ +26%
anthem exchange hmo $362.97 ↑ +27%
cigna ppo $369.40 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $369.40 ↑ +29%
anthem ppo $418.40 ↑ +46%
anthem hmo $418.40 ↑ +46%
kaiser ppo $446.16 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $446.16 ↑ +56%
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↑ +209%
united exchange $1,127.36 ↑ +294%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↑ +306%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↑ +306%
united nonoptions $1,269.99 ↑ +344%
united options $1,269.99 ↑ +344%

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Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $286.00 $37.44 – $359.85
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $286.00 $37.44 – $359.85
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $286.00 $37.44 – $359.85
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $286.00 $37.44 – $359.85
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $3,527.70 $292.56 – $292.56
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $292.56 – $292.56

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