Hdr rdncl ntrstl/icav brchtx 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

$1,806.00

Cash price

?

Discounted cash price

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.

Full explanation →

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

$3,612.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$684.46 with anthem vs $4,354.84 with united — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
anthem medicaid advantage $684.46 ↓ -62%
united medicare advantage $693.81 ↓ -62%
aetna medicare advantage $693.81 ↓ -62%
anthem medicare advantage $693.81 ↓ -62%
united medicaid advantage $698.15 ↓ -61%
sentara health medicaid advantage $704.99 ↓ -61%
sentara health medicare advantage $707.69 ↓ -61%
humana medicaid advantage $711.84 ↓ -61%
aetna medicaid advantage $718.68 ↓ -60%
cigna medicare advantage $721.56 ↓ -60%
kaiser medicare advantage $721.56 ↓ -60%
kaiser medicaid advantage $752.91 ↓ -58%
humana medicare advantage $763.19 ↓ -58%
anthem exchange hmo $1,609.61 ↓ -11%
cigna exchange $1,610.23 ↓ -11%
anthem hmo $1,855.41 ↑ +3%
anthem ppo $1,855.41 ↑ +3%
sentara health exchange $2,037.49 ↑ +13%
aetna hmo $2,051.25 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $2,051.25 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $2,152.75 ↑ +19%
cigna ppo $2,332.63 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $2,332.63 ↑ +29%
innovation self insured $2,380.31 ↑ +32%
innovation fully insured $2,380.31 ↑ +32%
sentara health hmo $2,680.65 ↑ +48%
sentara health ppo $2,680.65 ↑ +48%
kaiser ppo $2,817.36 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $2,817.36 ↑ +56%
united exchange $3,455.55 ↑ +91%
carefirst hmo $3,920.72 ↑ +117%
carefirst ppo $4,253.85 ↑ +136%
united nonoptions $4,354.84 ↑ +141%
united options $4,354.84 ↑ +141%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Hdr rdncl ntrstl/icav brchtx at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,806.00 $684.46 – $3,920.72
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,806.00 $684.46 – $3,920.72
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,806.00 $684.46 – $3,920.72
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,806.00 $684.46 – $3,920.72
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $993.52 $391.40 – $4,920.12
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $530.40 – $530.40
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $315.90 – $315.90
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $434.01 – $434.01

All Virginia hospitals for this procedure →