Nm imaging hepatobiliary system w/pharmacologic intervention 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

$1,387.00

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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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$2,774.00

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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.

$531.39 with anthem vs $2,163.72 with kaiser — 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 $531.39 ↓ -62%
aetna medicare advantage $538.27 ↓ -61%
anthem medicare advantage $538.27 ↓ -61%
united medicare advantage $538.27 ↓ -61%
united medicaid advantage $542.02 ↓ -61%
sentara health medicaid advantage $547.33 ↓ -61%
sentara health medicare advantage $549.04 ↓ -60%
humana medicaid advantage $552.65 ↓ -60%
aetna medicaid advantage $557.96 ↓ -60%
kaiser medicare advantage $559.80 ↓ -60%
cigna medicare advantage $559.80 ↓ -60%
kaiser medicaid advantage $584.53 ↓ -58%
humana medicare advantage $592.10 ↓ -57%
carefirst hmo $678.83 ↓ -51%
carefirst ppo $736.51 ↓ -47%
united exchange $1,124.51 ↓ -19%
united options $1,124.51 ↓ -19%
united nonoptions $1,124.51 ↓ -19%
cigna exchange $1,236.65 ↓ -11%
anthem exchange hmo $1,248.77 ↓ -10%
anthem hmo $1,439.46 ↑ +4%
anthem ppo $1,439.46 ↑ +4%
sentara health exchange $1,564.78 ↑ +13%
aetna hmo $1,575.35 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $1,575.35 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $1,653.30 ↑ +19%
cigna ppo $1,791.45 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $1,791.45 ↑ +29%
innovation fully insured $1,828.07 ↑ +32%
innovation self insured $1,828.07 ↑ +32%
sentara health ppo $2,058.73 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $2,058.73 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $2,163.72 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $2,163.72 ↑ +56%

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Nm imaging hepatobiliary system w/pharmacologic intervention at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,387.00 $531.39 – $1,828.07
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $6,940.00 $211.85 – $1,101.15
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,387.00 $531.39 – $1,828.07
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,387.00 $531.39 – $1,828.07
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,387.00 $531.39 – $1,828.07
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $3,087.00 $126.17 – $2,311.36
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $5,626.00 $173.35 – $1,101.15
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $6,156.00 $143.23 – $1,101.15

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