Capsulotomy mpj ea joint (sep proc) 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

$8,067.00

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$16,134.00

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

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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$3,145.37 with anthem vs $8,676.89 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

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 $3,145.37 ↓ -61%
united medicaid advantage $3,208.28 ↓ -60%
sentara health medicaid advantage $3,239.73 ↓ -60%
anthem medicare advantage $3,244.61 ↓ -60%
united medicare advantage $3,244.61 ↓ -60%
aetna medicare advantage $3,244.61 ↓ -60%
humana medicaid advantage $3,271.18 ↓ -59%
aetna medicaid advantage $3,302.64 ↓ -59%
sentara health medicare advantage $3,309.50 ↓ -59%
cigna medicare advantage $3,374.39 ↓ -58%
kaiser medicare advantage $3,374.39 ↓ -58%
kaiser medicaid advantage $3,459.91 ↓ -57%
innovation fully insured $3,508.00 ↓ -57%
humana medicare advantage $3,569.07 ↓ -56%
sentara health exchange $3,855.49 ↓ -52%
innovation self insured $4,227.00 ↓ -48%
cigna exchange $4,391.00 ↓ -46%
sentara health ppo $5,072.52 ↓ -37%
sentara health hmo $5,072.52 ↓ -37%
aetna fannie-mae $5,091.48 ↓ -37%
united exchange $5,470.40 ↓ -32%
carefirst hmo $5,515.00 ↓ -32%
carefirst ppo $5,568.00 ↓ -31%
cigna hmo $5,689.00 ↓ -29%
cigna ppo $5,689.00 ↓ -29%
aetna ppo $5,955.00 ↓ -26%
aetna hmo $5,955.00 ↓ -26%
united options $6,158.37 ↓ -24%
united nonoptions $6,158.37 ↓ -24%
kaiser hmo $6,292.26 ↓ -22%
kaiser ppo $6,292.26 ↓ -22%
anthem exchange hmo $7,527.42 ↓ -7%
anthem hmo $8,676.89 ↑ +8%
anthem ppo $8,676.89 ↑ +8%

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Capsulotomy mpj ea joint (sep proc) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $8,067.00 $3,145.37 – $5,515.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $8,067.00 $3,145.37 – $5,515.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $8,067.00 $3,145.37 – $5,515.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $8,067.00 $3,145.37 – $5,515.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $1,523.50 $3,256.29 – $5,978.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $4,196.50 $3,256.29 – $4,039.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $4,196.50 $3,282.07 – $3,378.60
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $4,196.50 $3,256.29 – $5,220.00

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