Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER
24440 Stone Springs Boulevard, Dulles, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1972904738
$6,002.62
Cash price Discounted cash price 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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$6,002.62
Gross charge 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.
$220.85 with Anthem vs $5,102.23 with Three Rivers Provider Network — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Anthem | HIX | $220.85 | ↓ -96% |
| Anthem | HPN | $223.01 | ↓ -96% |
| Anthem | PPO | $239.23 | ↓ -96% |
| Anthem | HMO | $239.23 | ↓ -96% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $401.74 | ↓ -93% |
| Lifeworks | MCR | $1,140.50 | ↓ -81% |
| Cigna | IFP | $1,188.52 | ↓ -80% |
| Aetna | Broad | $1,819.00 | ↓ -70% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $1,872.82 | ↓ -69% |
| CareFirst | RPN | $1,915.66 | ↓ -68% |
| CareFirst | HMO | $1,915.66 | ↓ -68% |
| Cigna | PPO | $2,022.88 | ↓ -66% |
| Cigna | HMO | $2,022.88 | ↓ -66% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $2,701.18 | ↓ -55% |
| Greenvbrier Sporting Club | COMM | $3,601.57 | ↓ -40% |
| Virginia Health Network | COMM | $4,261.86 | ↓ -29% |
| Virginia Health Network | WC | $4,261.86 | ↓ -29% |
| Virginia Health Network | ULTRA | $4,261.86 | ↓ -29% |
| CorVel | WorkersComp | $4,321.89 | ↓ -28% |
| Three Rivers Provider Network | COMM | $5,102.23 | ↓ -15% |
| Three Rivers Provider Network | WC | $5,102.23 | ↓ -15% |
| Optima Health | PPO.POS | not published by hospital | — |
| Optima Health | HMO | not published by hospital | — |
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Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY | LOW MOOR | $7,325.00 | $296.36 – $401.74 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $1,051.50 | $178.02 – $1,526.54 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $1,051.50 | $178.02 – $1,526.54 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $1,051.50 | $178.02 – $1,526.54 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $1,051.50 | $178.02 – $1,526.54 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $1,051.50 | $178.02 – $1,526.54 |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY | CHRISTIANSBURG | $5,416.00 | $242.50 – $401.74 |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI | PULASKI | $12,107.00 | $200.37 – $401.74 |