Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

4600 Spotsylvania Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1376876664

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$408.24

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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.

$408.24

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.

$49.76 with United vs $424.00 with Cigna — 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 AllPayerAppendix $49.76 ↓ -88%
Bright Health COMM $65.97 ↓ -84%
Lifeworks MCR $77.57 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $114.31 ↓ -72%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $142.88 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $183.71 ↓ -55%
Anthem HIX $188.99 ↓ -54%
Kaiser COMM $240.86 ↓ -41%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $244.94 ↓ -40%
Anthem PPO $259.95 ↓ -36%
Anthem HMO $259.95 ↓ -36%
Anthem HPN $259.95 ↓ -36%
Virginia Health Network WC $265.36 ↓ -35%
Virginia Health Network COMM $265.36 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS $289.85 ↓ -29%
Multiplan MPI $289.85 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $293.93 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $326.59 ↓ -20%
Cigna PPO $345.48 ↓ -15%
Cigna HMO $345.48 ↓ -15%
Three Rivers Provider Network COMM $367.42 ↓ -10%
4Most Health Nework COMM $367.42 ↓ -10%
Three Rivers Provider Network WorkersComp $367.42 ↓ -10%
Cigna IFP $424.00 ↑ +4%
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital
Aetna Broad not published by hospital

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $78.00 $49.76 – $280.90
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $167.50 $46.88 – $210.75
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $167.50 $46.88 – $210.75
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $167.50 $46.88 – $210.75
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $167.50 $46.88 – $210.75
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $167.50 $46.88 – $210.75
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $413.00 $49.76 – $366.89
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $551.00 $49.76 – $213.47

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