Vemp test i&r ocular 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

$313.00

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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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$626.00

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.

$156.46 with united vs $943.00 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
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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
united medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -50%
anthem medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -50%
aetna medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -50%
sentara health medicare advantage $159.59 ↓ -49%
cigna medicare advantage $162.72 ↓ -48%
kaiser medicare advantage $162.72 ↓ -48%
humana medicare advantage $172.11 ↓ -45%
anthem medicaid advantage $197.51 ↓ -37%
united medicaid advantage $201.46 ↓ -36%
sentara health medicaid advantage $203.44 ↓ -35%
humana medicaid advantage $205.41 ↓ -34%
aetna medicaid advantage $207.39 ↓ -34%
kaiser medicaid advantage $217.26 ↓ -31%
cigna exchange $279.07 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $353.12 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $355.51 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $355.51 ↑ +14%
anthem exchange hmo $362.97 ↑ +16%
aetna fannie-mae $373.10 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $393.82 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $393.82 ↑ +26%
cigna ppo $404.27 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $404.27 ↑ +29%
anthem ppo $418.40 ↑ +34%
anthem hmo $418.40 ↑ +34%
sentara health hmo $464.59 ↑ +48%
sentara health ppo $464.59 ↑ +48%
carefirst hmo $480.05 ↑ +53%
kaiser hmo $488.28 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $488.28 ↑ +56%
carefirst ppo $505.17 ↑ +61%
united exchange $735.00 ↑ +135%
united nonoptions $943.00 ↑ +201%
united options $943.00 ↑ +201%

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Vemp test i&r ocular at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $313.00 $156.46 – $480.05
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $313.00 $156.46 – $480.05
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $313.00 $156.46 – $480.05
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $313.00 $156.46 – $480.05
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $128.06 – $131.82
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $128.06 – $131.82
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston not published $129.07 – $132.87
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $495.40 – $495.40

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