Ins pm gen w/exist mlt leads 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

$7,472.00

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.

$14,944.00

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.

$3,508.00 with innovation vs $51,001.01 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
innovation fully insured $3,508.00 ↓ -53%
innovation self insured $4,227.00 ↓ -43%
aetna fannie-mae $5,091.48 ↓ -32%
aetna ppo $5,955.00 ↓ -20%
aetna hmo $5,955.00 ↓ -20%
carefirst hmo $8,272.00 ↑ +11%
carefirst ppo $8,352.00 ↑ +12%
anthem medicaid advantage $11,391.44 ↑ +52%
united medicaid advantage $11,619.27 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $11,656.32 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $11,656.32 ↑ +56%
sentara health medicaid advantage $11,733.18 ↑ +57%
humana medicaid advantage $11,847.10 ↑ +59%
aetna medicaid advantage $11,961.01 ↑ +60%
kaiser medicaid advantage $12,530.58 ↑ +68%
anthem medicare advantage $19,071.16 ↑ +155%
aetna medicare advantage $19,071.16 ↑ +155%
united medicare advantage $19,071.16 ↑ +155%
sentara health medicare advantage $19,452.58 ↑ +160%
kaiser medicare advantage $19,834.01 ↑ +165%
cigna medicare advantage $19,834.01 ↑ +165%
cigna exchange $20,812.00 ↑ +179%
humana medicare advantage $20,978.28 ↑ +181%
sentara health exchange $23,293.56 ↑ +212%
cigna ppo $26,963.00 ↑ +261%
cigna hmo $26,963.00 ↑ +261%
sentara health hmo $30,646.45 ↑ +310%
sentara health ppo $30,646.45 ↑ +310%
united exchange $32,668.00 ↑ +337%
united nonoptions $37,133.00 ↑ +397%
united options $37,133.00 ↑ +397%
anthem exchange hmo $44,244.65 ↑ +492%
anthem hmo $51,001.01 ↑ +583%
anthem ppo $51,001.01 ↑ +583%

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Ins pm gen w/exist mlt leads at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $7,472.00 $3,508.00 – $19,834.01
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $7,472.00 $3,508.00 – $19,834.01
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $7,472.00 $3,508.00 – $19,834.01
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $7,472.00 $3,508.00 – $19,834.01
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $4,020.60 $10,066.73 – $40,969.48
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $4,020.60 $10,066.84 – $40,969.48
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $14,411.50 $3,304.00 – $19,686.02
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $11,421.00 $3,988.00 – $19,686.02

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