Mayo cytopathology in situ hybridization urinary tract 3-5 probes each specimen manual 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

$966.00

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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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$1,932.00

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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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$152.32 with united vs $2,861.61 with carefirst — 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
united options $152.32 ↓ -84%
united exchange $152.32 ↓ -84%
united nonoptions $152.32 ↓ -84%
anthem medicare advantage $171.36 ↓ -82%
aetna medicare advantage $171.36 ↓ -82%
united medicare advantage $171.36 ↓ -82%
sentara health medicare advantage $174.79 ↓ -82%
cigna medicare advantage $178.21 ↓ -82%
kaiser medicare advantage $178.21 ↓ -82%
humana medicare advantage $188.50 ↓ -80%
anthem medicaid advantage $239.67 ↓ -75%
united medicaid advantage $244.46 ↓ -75%
sentara health medicaid advantage $246.86 ↓ -74%
humana medicaid advantage $249.26 ↓ -74%
aetna medicaid advantage $251.65 ↓ -74%
kaiser medicaid advantage $263.64 ↓ -73%
anthem exchange hmo $406.44 ↓ -58%
anthem hmo $468.50 ↓ -52%
anthem ppo $468.50 ↓ -52%
aetna ppo $1,097.18 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $1,097.18 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $1,151.47 ↑ +19%
innovation self insured $1,215.42 ↑ +26%
innovation fully insured $1,215.42 ↑ +26%
sentara health exchange $1,262.92 ↑ +31%
kaiser hmo $1,506.96 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $1,506.96 ↑ +56%
sentara health ppo $1,661.58 ↑ +72%
sentara health hmo $1,661.58 ↑ +72%
cigna exchange $2,220.58 ↑ +130%
cigna hmo $2,220.58 ↑ +130%
cigna ppo $2,220.58 ↑ +130%
carefirst hmo $2,572.04 ↑ +166%
carefirst ppo $2,861.61 ↑ +196%

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Mayo cytopathology in situ hybridization urinary tract 3-5 probes each specimen manual at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $966.00 $152.32 – $2,572.04
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $966.00 $152.32 – $2,572.04
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $966.00 $152.32 – $2,572.04
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $966.00 $152.32 – $2,572.04
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $149.16 – $842.01
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $149.16 – $2,208.48
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $149.16 – $634.53
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI not published $149.16 – $639.90

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