Hlth bhv ivntj indiv 1st 30 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

$226.00

Cash price

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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.

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

$452.00

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.

$82.87 with carefirst vs $429.68 with anthem — 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
carefirst hmo $82.87 ↓ -63%
carefirst ppo $87.21 ↓ -61%
united medicare advantage $160.67 ↓ -29%
anthem medicare advantage $160.67 ↓ -29%
aetna medicare advantage $160.67 ↓ -29%
sentara health medicare advantage $163.88 ↓ -27%
cigna medicare advantage $167.10 ↓ -26%
kaiser medicare advantage $167.10 ↓ -26%
humana medicare advantage $176.74 ↓ -22%
anthem medicaid advantage $186.84 ↓ -17%
united medicaid advantage $190.58 ↓ -16%
sentara health medicaid advantage $192.45 ↓ -15%
humana medicaid advantage $194.31 ↓ -14%
aetna medicaid advantage $196.18 ↓ -13%
cigna exchange $201.50 ↓ -11%
kaiser medicaid advantage $205.52 ↓ -9%
united exchange $253.23 ↑ +12%
sentara health exchange $254.97 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $256.69 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $256.69 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $269.39 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $284.35 ↑ +26%
innovation fully insured $284.35 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $291.90 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $291.90 ↑ +29%
united nonoptions $310.55 ↑ +37%
united options $310.55 ↑ +37%
sentara health ppo $335.45 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $335.45 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $352.56 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $352.56 ↑ +56%
anthem exchange hmo $372.76 ↑ +65%
anthem hmo $429.68 ↑ +90%
anthem ppo $429.68 ↑ +90%

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Hlth bhv ivntj indiv 1st 30 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $226.00 $82.87 – $284.35
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $226.00 $82.87 – $284.35
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $226.00 $82.87 – $284.35
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $226.00 $82.87 – $284.35
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $85.52 – $85.52
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $85.52 – $85.52

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