Compatibility test incubate 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

$178.20

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$178.20

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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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$3.68 with Cigna vs $779.21 with Anthem — 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
Cigna HMO $3.68 ↓ -98%
Cigna PPO $3.68 ↓ -98%
Cigna IFP $4.51 ↓ -97%
Bright Health COMM $28.80 ↓ -84%
Lifeworks MCR $33.86 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $49.90 ↓ -72%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $62.37 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $80.19 ↓ -55%
Kaiser COMM $105.14 ↓ -41%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $106.92 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $115.83 ↓ -35%
Virginia Health Network COMM $115.83 ↓ -35%
Multiplan PHCS $126.52 ↓ -29%
Multiplan MPI $126.52 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $128.30 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $142.56 ↓ -20%
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -16%
4Most Health Nework COMM $160.38 ↓ -10%
Three Rivers Provider Network WorkersComp $160.38 ↓ -10%
Three Rivers Provider Network COMM $160.38 ↓ -10%
Anthem HIX $566.51 ↑ +218%
Anthem HPN $779.21 ↑ +337%
Anthem HMO $779.21 ↑ +337%
Anthem PPO $779.21 ↑ +337%
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital
Aetna Broad not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital

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Compatibility test incubate at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $592.00 $149.16 – $842.01
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $158.00 $3.70 – $198.80
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $158.00 $3.70 – $198.80
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $158.00 $3.70 – $198.80
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $158.00 $3.70 – $198.80
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $158.00 $3.70 – $198.80
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $330.00 $3.91 – $666.89
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $647.00 $149.16 – $634.53

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