Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation 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

$579.96

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$579.96

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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.

$33.84 with United vs $521.96 with Three Rivers Provider Network — 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 AllPayerAppendix $33.84 ↓ -94%
Bright Health COMM $93.72 ↓ -84%
Lifeworks MCR $110.19 ↓ -81%
Anthem HIX $128.52 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $162.39 ↓ -72%
Anthem HPN $176.78 ↓ -70%
Anthem PPO $176.78 ↓ -70%
Anthem HMO $176.78 ↓ -70%
Cigna PPO $186.65 ↓ -68%
Cigna HMO $186.65 ↓ -68%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $202.99 ↓ -65%
Cigna IFP $229.08 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $260.98 ↓ -55%
Kaiser COMM $342.18 ↓ -41%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $347.98 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $376.97 ↓ -35%
Virginia Health Network WC $376.97 ↓ -35%
Multiplan MPI $411.77 ↓ -29%
Multiplan PHCS $411.77 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $417.57 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $463.97 ↓ -20%
Three Rivers Provider Network WorkersComp $521.96 ↓ -10%
4Most Health Nework COMM $521.96 ↓ -10%
Three Rivers Provider Network COMM $521.96 ↓ -10%
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital
Aetna Broad not published by hospital

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Cytopathology concentration technique smears & interpretation at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $68.00 $33.84 – $191.03
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $96.50 $34.57 – $121.42
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $96.50 $34.57 – $121.42
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $96.50 $34.57 – $121.42
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $96.50 $34.57 – $121.42
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $96.50 $34.57 – $121.42
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $576.00 $33.84 – $198.22
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $460.00 $33.84 – $143.96

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