Aortic circulation assist 33971 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

$1,495.50

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$2,991.00

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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.

$1,366.89 with cigna vs $13,536.25 with kaiser — 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
cigna exchange $1,366.89 ↓ -9%
carefirst hmo $1,645.05 ↑ +10%
aetna hmo $1,698.59 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $1,698.59 ↑ +14%
carefirst ppo $1,734.78 ↑ +16%
aetna fannie-mae $1,782.64 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $1,881.64 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $1,881.64 ↑ +26%
cigna ppo $1,931.59 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $1,931.59 ↑ +29%
kaiser hmo $2,332.98 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $2,332.98 ↑ +56%
sentara health exchange $4,016.13 ↑ +169%
united exchange $4,634.24 ↑ +210%
united nonoptions $5,216.95 ↑ +249%
united options $5,216.95 ↑ +249%
sentara health ppo $5,283.87 ↑ +253%
sentara health hmo $5,283.87 ↑ +253%
anthem medicaid advantage $12,305.68 ↑ +723%
united medicaid advantage $12,551.79 ↑ +739%
sentara health medicaid advantage $12,674.85 ↑ +748%
humana medicaid advantage $12,797.91 ↑ +756%
aetna medicaid advantage $12,920.96 ↑ +764%
kaiser medicaid advantage $13,536.25 ↑ +805%

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Aortic circulation assist 33971 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,495.50 $1,366.89 – $12,797.91
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,495.50 $1,366.89 – $12,797.91
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,495.50 $1,366.89 – $12,797.91
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,495.50 $1,366.89 – $12,797.91
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville not published $1,547.00 – $1,547.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge not published $1,972.00 – $3,988.00
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk not published $5,169.00 – $5,220.00
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton not published $5,169.00 – $5,169.00

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