Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming 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

$214.00

Cash price

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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.

$428.00

Gross charge

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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.

$81.94 with carefirst vs $867.00 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
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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 $81.94 ↓ -62%
carefirst ppo $86.23 ↓ -60%
united medicare advantage $128.90 ↓ -40%
anthem medicare advantage $128.90 ↓ -40%
aetna medicare advantage $128.90 ↓ -40%
sentara health medicare advantage $131.48 ↓ -39%
cigna medicare advantage $134.06 ↓ -37%
kaiser medicare advantage $134.06 ↓ -37%
humana medicare advantage $141.79 ↓ -34%
cigna exchange $190.80 ↓ -11%
anthem medicaid advantage $198.30 ↓ -7%
united medicaid advantage $202.27 ↓ -5%
sentara health medicaid advantage $204.25 ↓ -5%
humana medicaid advantage $206.23 ↓ -4%
aetna medicaid advantage $208.22 ↓ -3%
kaiser medicaid advantage $218.13 ↑ +2%
sentara health exchange $241.43 ↑ +13%
aetna ppo $243.06 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $243.06 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $255.09 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $269.25 ↑ +26%
innovation fully insured $269.25 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $276.40 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $276.40 ↑ +29%
anthem exchange hmo $305.73 ↑ +43%
sentara health ppo $317.64 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $317.64 ↑ +48%
kaiser ppo $333.84 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $333.84 ↑ +56%
anthem hmo $352.41 ↑ +65%
anthem ppo $352.41 ↑ +65%
united exchange $676.00 ↑ +216%
united options $867.00 ↑ +305%
united nonoptions $867.00 ↑ +305%

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Ghs analysis neurostim without reprogramming at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $214.00 $81.94 – $269.25
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $214.00 $81.94 – $269.25
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $214.00 $81.94 – $269.25
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $214.00 $81.94 – $269.25
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA not published $84.56 – $84.56
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $84.56 – $84.56

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