Cath left heart transseptal punc 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

$6,009.00

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$12,018.00

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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.

$883.55 with sentara health vs $10,523.00 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.

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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
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↓ -85%
united exchange $1,127.36 ↓ -81%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↓ -81%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↓ -81%
united options $1,269.99 ↓ -79%
united nonoptions $1,269.99 ↓ -79%
anthem medicaid advantage $3,562.96 ↓ -41%
united medicaid advantage $3,634.22 ↓ -40%
sentara health medicaid advantage $3,669.85 ↓ -39%
humana medicaid advantage $3,705.48 ↓ -38%
aetna medicaid advantage $3,741.11 ↓ -38%
kaiser medicaid advantage $3,919.26 ↓ -35%
carefirst hmo $6,609.90 ↑ +10%
carefirst ppo $6,970.44 ↑ +16%
cigna exchange $8,122.00 ↑ +35%
innovation fully insured $8,206.00 ↑ +37%
aetna fannie-mae $8,708.87 ↑ +45%
kaiser ppo $9,374.04 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $9,374.04 ↑ +56%
innovation self insured $9,898.00 ↑ +65%
aetna ppo $10,186.00 ↑ +70%
aetna hmo $10,186.00 ↑ +70%
cigna hmo $10,523.00 ↑ +75%
cigna ppo $10,523.00 ↑ +75%

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Cath left heart transseptal punc at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $6,009.00 $883.55 – $8,206.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $6,009.00 $883.55 – $8,206.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $6,009.00 $883.55 – $8,206.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $6,009.00 $883.55 – $8,206.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $7,040.00 $511.00 – $2,004.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $2,486.00 $484.00 – $3,988.00
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP $1,818.15 $3,243.08 – $3,306.05
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $2,945.50 not published

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