Surgical pathology level 6 gross & microscopic examination at STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER
24440 Stone Springs Boulevard, Dulles, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1972904738
$2,192.81
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.
$2,192.81
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.
$305.56 with CareFirst vs $3,458.57 with Anthem — 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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| CareFirst | HMO | $305.56 | ↓ -86% |
| CareFirst | RPN | $305.56 | ↓ -86% |
| Lifeworks | MCR | $416.63 | ↓ -81% |
| Bright Health | COMM | $551.27 | ↓ -75% |
| United | AllPayerAppendix | $656.15 | ↓ -70% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $684.16 | ↓ -69% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $986.76 | ↓ -55% |
| Cigna | PPO | $1,096.91 | ↓ -50% |
| Cigna | HMO | $1,096.91 | ↓ -50% |
| Cigna | IFP | $1,151.31 | ↓ -47% |
| Greenvbrier Sporting Club | COMM | $1,315.69 | ↓ -40% |
| Virginia Health Network | COMM | $1,556.90 | ↓ -29% |
| Virginia Health Network | WC | $1,556.90 | ↓ -29% |
| Virginia Health Network | ULTRA | $1,556.90 | ↓ -29% |
| CorVel | WorkersComp | $1,578.82 | ↓ -28% |
| Three Rivers Provider Network | COMM | $1,863.89 | ↓ -15% |
| Three Rivers Provider Network | WC | $1,863.89 | ↓ -15% |
| Anthem | HIX | $3,192.17 | ↑ +46% |
| Anthem | HPN | $3,224.98 | ↑ +47% |
| Anthem | PPO | $3,458.57 | ↑ +58% |
| Anthem | HMO | $3,458.57 | ↑ +58% |
| 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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Surgical pathology level 6 gross & microscopic examination at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY | LOW MOOR | $316.00 | $656.15 – $3,703.97 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $492.50 | $231.10 – $849.58 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $492.50 | $231.10 – $849.58 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $492.50 | $231.10 – $849.58 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $492.50 | $231.10 – $849.58 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $492.50 | $231.10 – $849.58 |
| CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus | CHESTERFIELD | $1,727.00 | $656.15 – $2,933.65 |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY | CHRISTIANSBURG | $1,779.00 | $656.15 – $2,791.26 |