Emg cranial nerve bilateral 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

$518.00

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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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$1,036.00

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.

$193.05 with anthem vs $1,077.00 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

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 $193.05 ↓ -63%
united medicaid advantage $196.91 ↓ -62%
sentara health medicaid advantage $198.84 ↓ -62%
humana medicaid advantage $200.77 ↓ -61%
aetna medicaid advantage $202.70 ↓ -61%
kaiser medicaid advantage $212.36 ↓ -59%
aetna medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -40%
united medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -40%
anthem medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -40%
sentara health medicare advantage $317.63 ↓ -39%
cigna medicare advantage $323.86 ↓ -37%
kaiser medicare advantage $323.86 ↓ -37%
humana medicare advantage $342.54 ↓ -34%
carefirst hmo $365.19 ↓ -30%
carefirst ppo $384.30 ↓ -26%
cigna exchange $461.85 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $584.40 ↑ +13%
aetna hmo $588.34 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $588.34 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $617.46 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $651.75 ↑ +26%
innovation fully insured $651.75 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $669.05 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $669.05 ↑ +29%
anthem exchange hmo $722.43 ↑ +39%
sentara health ppo $768.87 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $768.87 ↑ +48%
kaiser ppo $808.08 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $808.08 ↑ +56%
anthem hmo $832.75 ↑ +61%
anthem ppo $832.75 ↑ +61%
united exchange $838.00 ↑ +62%
united options $1,077.00 ↑ +108%
united nonoptions $1,077.00 ↑ +108%

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Emg cranial nerve bilateral at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $518.00 $193.05 – $651.75
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $518.00 $193.05 – $651.75
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $518.00 $193.05 – $651.75
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $518.00 $193.05 – $651.75
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $376.87 – $376.87
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $376.87 – $376.87

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