Consultation pathology during surgery at STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER

24440 Stone Springs Boulevard, Dulles, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1972904738

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

$186.56

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$186.56

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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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$33.84 with United vs $178.37 with Anthem — 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.

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 AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -82%
Lifeworks MCR $35.45 ↓ -81%
Bright Health COMM $46.90 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $58.21 ↓ -69%
CareFirst RPN $61.51 ↓ -67%
CareFirst HMO $61.51 ↓ -67%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $83.95 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $111.94 ↓ -40%
Cigna PPO $128.38 ↓ -31%
Cigna HMO $128.38 ↓ -31%
Virginia Health Network COMM $132.46 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $132.46 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $132.46 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $134.32 ↓ -28%
Cigna IFP $134.75 ↓ -28%
Three Rivers Provider Network WC $158.58 ↓ -15%
Three Rivers Provider Network COMM $158.58 ↓ -15%
Anthem HIX $164.63 ↓ -12%
Anthem HPN $166.32 ↓ -11%
Anthem PPO $178.37 ↓ -4%
Anthem HMO $178.37 ↓ -4%
Optima Health PPO.POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Aetna Broad not published by hospital

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Consultation pathology during surgery at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $142.00 $33.84 – $151.30
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $545.00 $33.84 – $145.17
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $172.74 $33.84 – $163.11
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND $142.00 $33.84 – $144.77
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $33.84 – $191.03
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $33.84 – $143.96
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE not published $33.84 – $189.98
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL not published $33.84 – $144.77

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