Adj gastric band via subq port 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

$1,819.50

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$3,639.00

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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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$937.56 with anthem vs $5,355.79 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

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 medicare advantage $937.56 ↓ -48%
united medicare advantage $937.56 ↓ -48%
aetna medicare advantage $937.56 ↓ -48%
sentara health medicare advantage $956.31 ↓ -47%
cigna medicare advantage $975.06 ↓ -46%
kaiser medicare advantage $975.06 ↓ -46%
humana medicare advantage $1,031.32 ↓ -43%
carefirst hmo $1,043.00 ↓ -43%
carefirst ppo $1,054.00 ↓ -42%
innovation fully insured $1,509.00 ↓ -17%
cigna exchange $1,663.02 ↓ -9%
innovation self insured $1,822.00 ↑ +0%
sentara health exchange $1,847.42 ↑ +2%
anthem exchange hmo $2,175.11 ↑ +20%
aetna fannie-mae $2,190.02 ↑ +20%
cigna ppo $2,350.07 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $2,350.07 ↑ +29%
sentara health ppo $2,430.58 ↑ +34%
sentara health hmo $2,430.58 ↑ +34%
anthem hmo $2,507.26 ↑ +38%
anthem ppo $2,507.26 ↑ +38%
united exchange $2,538.64 ↑ +40%
aetna ppo $2,561.00 ↑ +41%
aetna hmo $2,561.00 ↑ +41%
kaiser ppo $2,838.42 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $2,838.42 ↑ +56%
united nonoptions $2,857.22 ↑ +57%
united options $2,857.22 ↑ +57%
anthem medicaid advantage $4,868.90 ↑ +168%
united medicaid advantage $4,966.28 ↑ +173%
sentara health medicaid advantage $5,014.97 ↑ +176%
humana medicaid advantage $5,063.66 ↑ +178%
aetna medicaid advantage $5,112.35 ↑ +181%
kaiser medicaid advantage $5,355.79 ↑ +194%

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Adj gastric band via subq port at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,819.50 $937.56 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,819.50 $937.56 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,819.50 $937.56 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,819.50 $937.56 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $331.80 $738.43 – $4,302.69
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $331.80 $884.93 – $4,302.74
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,359.50 $902.63 – $3,276.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $1,313.00 $805.00 – $3,988.00

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