Albumin, human 25 % intravenous solution 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

$43.22

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$86.43

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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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$21.23 with anthem vs $215.72 with kaiser — 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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
anthem ppo $21.23 ↓ -51%
united medicare advantage $21.23 ↓ -51%
anthem hmo $21.23 ↓ -51%
anthem medicare advantage $21.23 ↓ -51%
aetna medicare advantage $21.23 ↓ -51%
anthem exchange hmo $21.23 ↓ -51%
sentara health medicare advantage $21.66 ↓ -50%
kaiser medicare advantage $22.08 ↓ -49%
cigna medicare advantage $22.08 ↓ -49%
humana medicare advantage $23.35 ↓ -46%
cigna ppo $28.21 ↓ -35%
cigna exchange $28.21 ↓ -35%
cigna hmo $28.21 ↓ -35%
carefirst hmo $33.05 ↓ -24%
carefirst ppo $33.05 ↓ -24%
kaiser ppo $34.49 ↓ -20%
kaiser hmo $34.49 ↓ -20%
united options $35.03 ↓ -19%
united exchange $35.03 ↓ -19%
united nonoptions $35.03 ↓ -19%
sentara health exchange $43.99 ↑ +2%
sentara health ppo $57.87 ↑ +34%
sentara health hmo $57.87 ↑ +34%
anthem medicaid advantage $196.11 ↑ +354%
united medicaid advantage $200.03 ↑ +363%
sentara health medicaid advantage $201.99 ↑ +367%
humana medicaid advantage $203.95 ↑ +372%
aetna medicaid advantage $205.92 ↑ +376%
kaiser medicaid advantage $215.72 ↑ +399%

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Albumin, human 25 % intravenous solution at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $43.22 $21.23 – $33.05
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $43.22 $21.23 – $33.05
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $43.22 $21.23 – $33.05
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $43.22 $21.23 – $33.05
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $18.05 – $56.26
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $18.05 – $56.26
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $18.05 – $56.26
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $15.92 – $56.26

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