Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) 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

$11,527.00

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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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$23,054.00

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.

$4,588.00 with innovation vs $27,842.18 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
innovation fully insured $4,588.00 ↓ -60%
innovation self insured $5,534.00 ↓ -52%
aetna fannie-mae $6,667.96 ↓ -42%
aetna hmo $7,799.00 ↓ -32%
aetna ppo $7,799.00 ↓ -32%
anthem medicaid advantage $8,193.58 ↓ -29%
united medicaid advantage $8,357.45 ↓ -27%
sentara health medicaid advantage $8,439.39 ↓ -27%
humana medicaid advantage $8,521.32 ↓ -26%
cigna exchange $8,545.00 ↓ -26%
aetna medicaid advantage $8,603.26 ↓ -25%
sentara health exchange $8,674.84 ↓ -25%
kaiser medicaid advantage $9,012.94 ↓ -22%
carefirst hmo $9,927.00 ↓ -14%
carefirst ppo $10,024.00 ↓ -13%
anthem medicare advantage $10,411.22 ↓ -10%
united medicare advantage $10,411.22 ↓ -10%
aetna medicare advantage $10,411.22 ↓ -10%
sentara health medicare advantage $10,619.44 ↓ -8%
kaiser medicare advantage $10,827.67 ↓ -6%
cigna medicare advantage $10,827.67 ↓ -6%
cigna hmo $11,070.00 ↓ -4%
cigna ppo $11,070.00 ↓ -4%
sentara health ppo $11,413.16 ↓ -1%
sentara health hmo $11,413.16 ↓ -1%
humana medicare advantage $11,452.34 ↓ -1%
united exchange $11,502.40 ↓ -0%
united nonoptions $12,949.16 ↑ +12%
united options $12,949.16 ↑ +12%
kaiser ppo $17,982.12 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $17,982.12 ↑ +56%
anthem exchange hmo $24,153.79 ↑ +110%
anthem hmo $27,842.18 ↑ +142%
anthem ppo $27,842.18 ↑ +142%

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Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $11,527.00 $4,588.00 – $9,927.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $11,527.00 $4,588.00 – $9,927.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $11,527.00 $4,588.00 – $9,927.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $11,527.00 $4,588.00 – $9,927.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $10,440.00 $6,716.00 – $13,397.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $8,762.50 $3,988.00 – $10,889.94
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $10,659.50 $10,662.54 – $10,976.14
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $8,762.50 $5,220.00 – $10,889.94

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