Carmustine 100 mg intravenous powder for solution 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

$251.31

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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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$502.62

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.

$238.46 with united vs $2,755.49 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
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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
united medicare advantage $238.46 ↓ -5%
anthem exchange hmo $238.46 ↓ -5%
anthem ppo $238.46 ↓ -5%
anthem medicare advantage $238.46 ↓ -5%
anthem hmo $238.46 ↓ -5%
aetna medicare advantage $238.46 ↓ -5%
sentara health medicare advantage $243.23 ↓ -3%
cigna medicare advantage $247.99 ↓ -1%
kaiser medicare advantage $247.99 ↓ -1%
humana medicare advantage $262.30 ↑ +4%
carefirst hmo $270.29 ↑ +8%
carefirst ppo $270.29 ↑ +8%
united nonoptions $286.51 ↑ +14%
united options $286.51 ↑ +14%
united exchange $286.51 ↑ +14%
cigna ppo $332.94 ↑ +32%
cigna exchange $332.94 ↑ +32%
cigna hmo $332.94 ↑ +32%
kaiser ppo $392.04 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $392.04 ↑ +56%
sentara health exchange $1,192.79 ↑ +375%
sentara health ppo $1,569.31 ↑ +524%
sentara health hmo $1,569.31 ↑ +524%
anthem medicaid advantage $2,504.99 ↑ +897%
united medicaid advantage $2,555.09 ↑ +917%
sentara health medicaid advantage $2,580.14 ↑ +927%
humana medicaid advantage $2,605.19 ↑ +937%
aetna medicaid advantage $2,630.24 ↑ +947%
kaiser medicaid advantage $2,755.49 ↑ +996%

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Carmustine 100 mg intravenous powder for solution at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $251.31 $238.46 – $270.29
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $251.31 $238.46 – $270.29
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $251.31 $238.46 – $270.29
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $251.31 $238.46 – $270.29
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $3,078.00 $123.76 – $616.44
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $4,653.00 $123.76 – $697.86
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $1,805.10 $132.50 – $616.44
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND $3,078.00 $123.76 – $616.44

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