CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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

$738.00

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$1,476.00

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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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$294.34 with anthem vs $1,151.28 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
anthem medicaid advantage $294.34 ↓ -60%
united medicaid advantage $300.23 ↓ -59%
sentara health medicaid advantage $303.17 ↓ -59%
humana medicaid advantage $306.11 ↓ -59%
aetna medicaid advantage $309.06 ↓ -58%
kaiser medicaid advantage $323.77 ↓ -56%
cigna exchange $658.00 ↓ -11%
carefirst hmo $664.30 ↓ -10%
carefirst ppo $720.74 ↓ -2%
united exchange $826.91 ↑ +12%
sentara health exchange $832.60 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $838.22 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $838.22 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $879.70 ↑ +19%
cigna ppo $953.20 ↑ +29%
cigna hmo $953.20 ↑ +29%
innovation fully insured $972.68 ↑ +32%
innovation self insured $972.68 ↑ +32%
united options $1,014.11 ↑ +37%
united nonoptions $1,014.11 ↑ +37%
sentara health hmo $1,095.41 ↑ +48%
sentara health ppo $1,095.41 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $1,151.28 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $1,151.28 ↑ +56%

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $738.00 $294.34 – $972.68
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $738.00 $294.34 – $972.68
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $738.00 $294.34 – $972.68
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $738.00 $294.34 – $972.68
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $2,120.00 $166.86 – $166.86
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $2,120.00 $149.81 – $149.81
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $3,600.48 $139.61 – $139.61
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles $6,345.32 $208.78 – $833.63

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