Tc-99m sulfur colloid at CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus

14720 HANCOCK VILLAGE ST, CHESTERFIELD, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1598708513

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,231.00

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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.

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$1,231.00

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.

$184.65 with Aetna vs $1,991.21 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
Aetna MGMCR $184.65 ↓ -85%
Oscar COMM $209.27 ↓ -83%
Lifeworks MCR $233.89 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $256.05 ↓ -79%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $270.82 ↓ -78%
Cigna IFP $286.35 ↓ -77%
Aetna Broad $393.92 ↓ -68%
Aetna SharedSavings $406.23 ↓ -67%
Cigna HMO $419.97 ↓ -66%
Cigna PPO $419.97 ↓ -66%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $430.85 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $553.95 ↓ -55%
Value Options COMM $738.60 ↓ -40%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $738.60 ↓ -40%
Naphcare GVT $800.15 ↓ -35%
Virginia Health Network COMM $800.15 ↓ -35%
Virginia Health Network WC $800.15 ↓ -35%
CorVel WorkersComp $886.32 ↓ -28%
Evernorth COMM $984.80 ↓ -20%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $984.80 ↓ -20%
Multiplan PHCS $1,107.90 ↓ -10%
4Most Health Nework COMM $1,107.90 ↓ -10%
United Behavioral Health VACCN $1,231.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED AllPayerAppendix $1,991.21 ↑ +62%
UNITED NavigateCorePayer $1,991.21 ↑ +62%
UNITED NewBusiness $1,991.21 ↑ +62%
UNITED SmallBusiness $1,991.21 ↑ +62%

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Tc-99m sulfur colloid at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $1,050.00 $1,991.21 – $1,991.21
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $254.00 $2,254.20 – $2,254.20
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $1,231.00 $286.35 – $1,991.21
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $1,419.17 $248.17 – $1,991.21
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $624.24 $286.35 – $1,991.21
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles $1,290.52 $248.17 – $1,991.21
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND $1,231.00 $286.35 – $1,991.21

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