Ghs ed rmvl or bivalving cast 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

$462.00

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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.

$924.00

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.

$265.58 with united vs $1,290.59 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
united medicare advantage $265.58 ↓ -43%
anthem medicare advantage $265.58 ↓ -43%
aetna medicare advantage $265.58 ↓ -43%
sentara health medicare advantage $270.89 ↓ -41%
cigna medicare advantage $276.20 ↓ -40%
kaiser medicare advantage $276.20 ↓ -40%
anthem medicaid advantage $284.72 ↓ -38%
united medicaid advantage $290.41 ↓ -37%
humana medicare advantage $292.14 ↓ -37%
sentara health medicaid advantage $293.26 ↓ -37%
humana medicaid advantage $296.11 ↓ -36%
aetna medicaid advantage $298.96 ↓ -35%
kaiser medicaid advantage $313.19 ↓ -32%
cigna exchange $422.27 ↓ -9%
aetna ppo $524.74 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $524.74 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $550.70 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $581.29 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $581.29 ↑ +26%
cigna hmo $596.72 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $596.72 ↑ +29%
anthem exchange hmo $629.90 ↑ +36%
kaiser hmo $720.72 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $720.72 ↑ +56%
anthem ppo $726.07 ↑ +57%
anthem hmo $726.07 ↑ +57%
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↑ +91%
carefirst hmo $1,043.00 ↑ +126%
carefirst ppo $1,054.00 ↑ +128%
united exchange $1,147.12 ↑ +148%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↑ +152%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↑ +152%
united nonoptions $1,290.59 ↑ +179%
united options $1,290.59 ↑ +179%

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Ghs ed rmvl or bivalving cast at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $462.00 $265.58 – $1,043.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $462.00 $265.58 – $1,043.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $462.00 $265.58 – $1,043.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $462.00 $265.58 – $1,043.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $55.35 $23.55 – $594.90
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $55.35 $26.11 – $594.90
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $489.00 $278.35 – $2,845.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $523.00 $278.35 – $3,988.00

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