X-ray tibia/fibula 2 views (both sides) 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

$328.00

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$656.00

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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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$80.04 with anthem vs $511.68 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

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 $80.04 ↓ -76%
united medicaid advantage $81.64 ↓ -75%
sentara health medicaid advantage $82.44 ↓ -75%
humana medicaid advantage $83.24 ↓ -75%
aetna medicaid advantage $84.04 ↓ -74%
kaiser medicaid advantage $88.04 ↓ -73%
united medicare advantage $88.05 ↓ -73%
anthem medicare advantage $88.05 ↓ -73%
aetna medicare advantage $88.05 ↓ -73%
sentara health medicare advantage $89.81 ↓ -73%
kaiser medicare advantage $91.57 ↓ -72%
cigna medicare advantage $91.57 ↓ -72%
humana medicare advantage $96.86 ↓ -70%
carefirst hmo $105.14 ↓ -68%
carefirst ppo $114.08 ↓ -65%
united exchange $185.87 ↓ -43%
united options $185.87 ↓ -43%
united nonoptions $185.87 ↓ -43%
anthem exchange hmo $204.26 ↓ -38%
anthem hmo $235.46 ↓ -28%
anthem ppo $235.46 ↓ -28%
cigna exchange $292.44 ↓ -11%
sentara health exchange $370.04 ↑ +13%
aetna hmo $372.54 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $372.54 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $390.98 ↑ +19%
cigna ppo $423.64 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $423.64 ↑ +29%
innovation fully insured $432.30 ↑ +32%
innovation self insured $432.30 ↑ +32%
sentara health ppo $486.85 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $486.85 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $511.68 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $511.68 ↑ +56%

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X-ray tibia/fibula 2 views (both sides) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $328.00 $80.04 – $432.30
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $328.00 $80.04 – $432.30
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $328.00 $80.04 – $432.30
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $328.00 $80.04 – $432.30
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $39.62 – $182.03
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $23.59 – $182.03
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $32.42 – $182.03
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $26.79 – $182.03

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