Aep neurodiagnostic i&r 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

$509.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,018.00

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.

$114.85 with anthem vs $943.00 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
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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 $114.85 ↓ -77%
united medicaid advantage $117.15 ↓ -77%
sentara health medicaid advantage $118.30 ↓ -77%
humana medicaid advantage $119.44 ↓ -77%
aetna medicaid advantage $120.59 ↓ -76%
kaiser medicaid advantage $126.34 ↓ -75%
anthem medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -39%
united medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -39%
aetna medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -39%
sentara health medicare advantage $317.63 ↓ -38%
cigna medicare advantage $323.86 ↓ -36%
kaiser medicare advantage $323.86 ↓ -36%
humana medicare advantage $342.54 ↓ -33%
carefirst hmo $413.32 ↓ -19%
carefirst ppo $434.94 ↓ -15%
cigna exchange $453.82 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $574.24 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $578.12 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $578.12 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $606.73 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $640.42 ↑ +26%
innovation fully insured $640.42 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $657.42 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $657.42 ↑ +29%
anthem exchange hmo $722.43 ↑ +42%
united exchange $735.00 ↑ +44%
sentara health ppo $755.51 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $755.51 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $794.04 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $794.04 ↑ +56%
anthem hmo $832.75 ↑ +64%
anthem ppo $832.75 ↑ +64%
united nonoptions $943.00 ↑ +85%
united options $943.00 ↑ +85%

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Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $509.00 $114.85 – $640.42
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $426.53 – $426.53
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $426.53 – $426.53

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