Augumentation percutaneous vertebral inc cavity creation ea addl thoracic/lumbar vertebral body 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

$624.50

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$1,249.00

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$570.79 with cigna vs $7,934.63 with kaiser — 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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
cigna exchange $570.79 ↓ -9%
cigna hmo $806.60 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $806.60 ↑ +29%
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↑ +41%
carefirst hmo $943.00 ↑ +51%
carefirst ppo $953.00 ↑ +53%
kaiser hmo $974.22 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $974.22 ↑ +56%
united exchange $1,127.36 ↑ +81%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↑ +86%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↑ +86%
united options $1,269.99 ↑ +103%
united nonoptions $1,269.99 ↑ +103%
innovation fully insured $1,509.00 ↑ +142%
innovation self insured $1,822.00 ↑ +192%
aetna fannie-mae $2,190.02 ↑ +251%
aetna hmo $2,561.00 ↑ +310%
aetna ppo $2,561.00 ↑ +310%
anthem medicaid advantage $7,213.30 ↑ +1055%
united medicaid advantage $7,357.57 ↑ +1078%
sentara health medicaid advantage $7,429.70 ↑ +1090%
humana medicaid advantage $7,501.83 ↑ +1101%
aetna medicaid advantage $7,573.97 ↑ +1113%
kaiser medicaid advantage $7,934.63 ↑ +1171%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral inc cavity creation ea addl thoracic/lumbar vertebral body at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $624.50 $570.79 – $7,501.83
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,611.00 $511.00 – $2,004.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,867.00 $484.00 – $3,988.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $3,487.00 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $2,867.00 $2,350.00 – $5,220.00

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