Ultrasound guided needle 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

$422.00

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$844.00

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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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$155.87 with anthem vs $658.32 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 $155.87 ↓ -63%
united medicaid advantage $158.99 ↓ -62%
sentara health medicaid advantage $160.55 ↓ -62%
humana medicaid advantage $162.10 ↓ -62%
aetna medicaid advantage $163.66 ↓ -61%
kaiser medicaid advantage $171.46 ↓ -59%
cigna exchange $376.26 ↓ -11%
united exchange $472.84 ↑ +12%
sentara health exchange $476.09 ↑ +13%
aetna hmo $479.31 ↑ +14%
aetna ppo $479.31 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $503.02 ↑ +19%
carefirst hmo $519.92 ↑ +23%
cigna hmo $545.06 ↑ +29%
cigna ppo $545.06 ↑ +29%
innovation self insured $556.20 ↑ +32%
innovation fully insured $556.20 ↑ +32%
carefirst ppo $564.10 ↑ +34%
united options $579.88 ↑ +37%
united nonoptions $579.88 ↑ +37%
sentara health ppo $626.37 ↑ +48%
sentara health hmo $626.37 ↑ +48%
kaiser hmo $658.32 ↑ +56%
kaiser ppo $658.32 ↑ +56%

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Ultrasound guided needle placement supervision & interpretation at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $422.00 $155.87 – $556.20
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $3,111.00 $109.85 – $109.85
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $162.48 – $162.48
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $96.77 – $96.77
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $132.95 – $132.95

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