Anal/urinary muscle study 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

$240.50

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$481.00

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$193.05 with anthem vs $2,678.00 with cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $193.05 ↓ -20%
united medicaid advantage $196.91 ↓ -18%
sentara health medicaid advantage $198.84 ↓ -17%
humana medicaid advantage $200.77 ↓ -17%
aetna medicaid advantage $202.70 ↓ -16%
kaiser medicaid advantage $212.36 ↓ -12%
anthem medicare advantage $243.21 ↑ +1%
united medicare advantage $243.21 ↑ +1%
aetna medicare advantage $243.21 ↑ +1%
sentara health medicare advantage $248.07 ↑ +3%
kaiser medicare advantage $252.94 ↑ +5%
cigna medicare advantage $252.94 ↑ +5%
humana medicare advantage $267.53 ↑ +11%
kaiser hmo $375.18 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $375.18 ↑ +56%
anthem exchange hmo $564.24 ↑ +135%
anthem ppo $650.40 ↑ +170%
anthem hmo $650.40 ↑ +170%
united exchange $838.00 ↑ +248%
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↑ +267%
carefirst hmo $1,043.00 ↑ +334%
carefirst ppo $1,054.00 ↑ +338%
united nonoptions $1,077.00 ↑ +348%
united options $1,077.00 ↑ +348%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↑ +383%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↑ +383%
innovation fully insured $1,509.00 ↑ +527%
innovation self insured $1,822.00 ↑ +658%
cigna exchange $2,067.00 ↑ +759%
aetna fannie-mae $2,190.02 ↑ +811%
aetna ppo $2,561.00 ↑ +965%
aetna hmo $2,561.00 ↑ +965%
cigna ppo $2,678.00 ↑ +1014%
cigna hmo $2,678.00 ↑ +1014%

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Anal/urinary muscle study at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $240.50 $193.05 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $240.50 $193.05 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $240.50 $193.05 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $240.50 $193.05 – $1,509.00
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $926.69 – $926.69
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $926.69 – $926.69

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