Acoustic immitance testing at Inova Fairfax Hospital

3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA · Inova · · NPI 1831220714

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published unknown · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$158.50

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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.

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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$317.00

Gross charge

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$69.38 with carefirst vs $1,049.00 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
carefirst hmo $69.38 ↓ -56%
carefirst ppo $73.02 ↓ -54%
anthem medicaid advantage $114.85 ↓ -28%
united medicaid advantage $117.15 ↓ -26%
sentara health medicaid advantage $118.30 ↓ -25%
humana medicaid advantage $119.44 ↓ -25%
aetna medicaid advantage $120.59 ↓ -24%
kaiser medicaid advantage $126.34 ↓ -20%
cigna exchange $141.32 ↓ -11%
anthem medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -1%
united medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -1%
aetna medicare advantage $156.46 ↓ -1%
sentara health medicare advantage $159.59 ↑ +1%
kaiser medicare advantage $162.72 ↑ +3%
cigna medicare advantage $162.72 ↑ +3%
humana medicare advantage $172.11 ↑ +9%
sentara health exchange $178.82 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $180.02 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $180.02 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $188.93 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $199.42 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $199.42 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $204.72 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $204.72 ↑ +29%
sentara health ppo $235.26 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $235.26 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $247.26 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $247.26 ↑ +56%
anthem exchange hmo $371.08 ↑ +134%
anthem hmo $427.74 ↑ +170%
anthem ppo $427.74 ↑ +170%
united exchange $817.00 ↑ +415%
united nonoptions $1,049.00 ↑ +562%
united options $1,049.00 ↑ +562%

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Acoustic immitance testing at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $158.50 $69.38 – $199.42
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $158.50 $69.38 – $199.42
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $158.50 $69.38 – $199.42
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $158.50 $69.38 – $199.42
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $71.60 – $71.60
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $71.60 – $71.60

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