Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration 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

$330.00

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$660.00

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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.

$152.37 with anthem vs $1,057.00 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

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 $152.37 ↓ -54%
united medicaid advantage $155.42 ↓ -53%
sentara health medicaid advantage $156.94 ↓ -52%
humana medicaid advantage $158.46 ↓ -52%
aetna medicaid advantage $159.99 ↓ -52%
kaiser medicaid advantage $167.61 ↓ -49%
carefirst hmo $219.37 ↓ -34%
carefirst ppo $230.85 ↓ -30%
cigna exchange $294.23 ↓ -11%
anthem medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -6%
united medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -6%
aetna medicare advantage $311.40 ↓ -6%
sentara health medicare advantage $317.63 ↓ -4%
kaiser medicare advantage $323.86 ↓ -2%
cigna medicare advantage $323.86 ↓ -2%
humana medicare advantage $342.54 ↑ +4%
sentara health exchange $372.30 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $374.81 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $374.81 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $393.36 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $415.21 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $415.21 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $426.23 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $426.23 ↑ +29%
sentara health ppo $489.82 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $489.82 ↑ +48%
kaiser ppo $514.80 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $514.80 ↑ +56%
anthem exchange hmo $722.43 ↑ +119%
united exchange $823.00 ↑ +149%
anthem hmo $832.75 ↑ +152%
anthem ppo $832.75 ↑ +152%
united nonoptions $1,057.00 ↑ +220%
united options $1,057.00 ↑ +220%

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Spirometry bronchodilation responsiveness pre/post bronchodilator administration at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $330.00 $152.37 – $415.21
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $330.00 $152.37 – $415.21
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $330.00 $152.37 – $415.21
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $330.00 $152.37 – $415.21
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $378.51 $226.38 – $226.38
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $226.38 – $226.38

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