Radiation treatment aid(s) 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

$1,010.00

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.

$2,020.00

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.

$255.94 with anthem vs $4,354.84 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
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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 $255.94 ↓ -75%
united medicaid advantage $261.06 ↓ -74%
sentara health medicaid advantage $263.62 ↓ -74%
humana medicaid advantage $266.18 ↓ -74%
aetna medicaid advantage $268.74 ↓ -73%
kaiser medicaid advantage $281.53 ↓ -72%
anthem medicare advantage $366.07 ↓ -64%
united medicare advantage $366.07 ↓ -64%
aetna medicare advantage $366.07 ↓ -64%
sentara health medicare advantage $373.39 ↓ -63%
kaiser medicare advantage $380.71 ↓ -62%
cigna medicare advantage $380.71 ↓ -62%
humana medicare advantage $402.68 ↓ -60%
carefirst hmo $686.85 ↓ -32%
carefirst ppo $745.21 ↓ -26%
anthem exchange hmo $849.28 ↓ -16%
anthem hmo $978.97 ↓ -3%
anthem ppo $978.97 ↓ -3%
sentara health exchange $1,139.46 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $1,147.16 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $1,147.16 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $1,203.92 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $1,331.18 ↑ +32%
innovation fully insured $1,331.18 ↑ +32%
sentara health ppo $1,499.14 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $1,499.14 ↑ +48%
kaiser ppo $1,575.60 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $1,575.60 ↑ +56%
cigna exchange $1,652.00 ↑ +64%
cigna ppo $2,140.00 ↑ +112%
cigna hmo $2,140.00 ↑ +112%
united exchange $3,455.55 ↑ +242%
united nonoptions $4,354.84 ↑ +331%
united options $4,354.84 ↑ +331%

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Radiation treatment aid(s) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,010.00 $255.94 – $1,331.18
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,010.00 $255.94 – $1,331.18
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,010.00 $255.94 – $1,331.18
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,010.00 $255.94 – $1,331.18
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $2,008.88 $230.69 – $861.93
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $312.61 – $312.61
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $186.19 – $186.19
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $255.80 – $255.80

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