Doppler intravascular pressure flow initial vessel 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

$1,826.00

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,652.00

Gross charge

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

$883.55 with sentara health vs $11,615.00 with united — 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
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↓ -52%
carefirst hmo $1,107.58 ↓ -39%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↓ -36%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↓ -36%
carefirst ppo $1,165.53 ↓ -36%
cigna exchange $1,628.06 ↓ -11%
aetna hmo $2,073.97 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $2,073.97 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $2,176.59 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $2,297.47 ↑ +26%
innovation fully insured $2,297.47 ↑ +26%
cigna ppo $2,358.46 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $2,358.46 ↑ +29%
anthem medicaid advantage $2,504.56 ↑ +37%
united medicaid advantage $2,554.65 ↑ +40%
sentara health medicaid advantage $2,579.70 ↑ +41%
humana medicaid advantage $2,604.74 ↑ +43%
aetna medicaid advantage $2,629.79 ↑ +44%
kaiser medicaid advantage $2,755.02 ↑ +51%
kaiser ppo $2,848.56 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $2,848.56 ↑ +56%
united exchange $9,042.00 ↑ +395%
united nonoptions $11,615.00 ↑ +536%
united options $11,615.00 ↑ +536%

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Doppler intravascular pressure flow initial vessel at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,826.00 $883.55 – $2,755.02
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,826.00 $883.55 – $2,755.02
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,826.00 $883.55 – $2,755.02
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,826.00 $883.55 – $2,755.02
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $1,142.99 – $1,142.99
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $1,142.99 – $1,142.99

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