X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study 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

$575.00

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$1,150.00

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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.

$167.33 with anthem vs $897.00 with kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
anthem medicaid advantage $167.33 ↓ -71%
united medicaid advantage $170.68 ↓ -70%
sentara health medicaid advantage $172.35 ↓ -70%
humana medicaid advantage $174.02 ↓ -70%
aetna medicaid advantage $175.70 ↓ -69%
united medicare advantage $178.02 ↓ -69%
anthem medicare advantage $178.02 ↓ -69%
aetna medicare advantage $178.02 ↓ -69%
sentara health medicare advantage $181.58 ↓ -68%
kaiser medicaid advantage $184.06 ↓ -68%
kaiser medicare advantage $185.14 ↓ -68%
cigna medicare advantage $185.14 ↓ -68%
humana medicare advantage $195.82 ↓ -66%
carefirst hmo $369.34 ↓ -36%
carefirst ppo $400.72 ↓ -30%
united exchange $410.47 ↓ -29%
united options $410.47 ↓ -29%
united nonoptions $410.47 ↓ -29%
anthem exchange hmo $413.00 ↓ -28%
anthem hmo $476.06 ↓ -17%
anthem ppo $476.06 ↓ -17%
cigna exchange $512.67 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $648.70 ↑ +13%
aetna hmo $653.09 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $653.09 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $685.40 ↑ +19%
cigna ppo $742.67 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $742.67 ↑ +29%
innovation fully insured $757.85 ↑ +32%
innovation self insured $757.85 ↑ +32%
sentara health ppo $853.47 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $853.47 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $897.00 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $897.00 ↑ +56%

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images single contrast study at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $575.00 $167.33 – $757.85
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $1,245.00 $246.33 – $401.74
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $575.00 $167.33 – $757.85
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $575.00 $167.33 – $757.85
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $575.00 $167.33 – $757.85
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $3,299.00 $146.71 – $680.97
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $2,710.00 $201.57 – $401.74
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $3,826.00 $166.55 – $401.74

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