CT t-spine w /wo contrast at TRICITIES HOSPITAL

411 W RANDOLPH RD, HOPEWELL, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1285671248

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

$6,498.00

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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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$6,498.00

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.

$161.28 with Anthem vs $5,848.20 with Multiplan — 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

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
Anthem HIX $161.28 ↓ -98%
Anthem HPN $204.68 ↓ -97%
Anthem HMO $221.84 ↓ -97%
Anthem PPO $221.84 ↓ -97%
UNITED NavigateCorePayer $401.74 ↓ -94%
UNITED AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -94%
UNITED NewBusiness $401.74 ↓ -94%
UNITED SmallBusiness $401.74 ↓ -94%
Cigna IFP $929.21 ↓ -86%
Lifeworks MCR $1,234.62 ↓ -81%
United OptionsPPO $1,351.58 ↓ -79%
Cigna HMO $1,364.58 ↓ -79%
Cigna PPO $1,364.58 ↓ -79%
Aetna SharedSavings $1,408.00 ↓ -78%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,429.56 ↓ -78%
Aetna Broad $1,705.00 ↓ -74%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,274.30 ↓ -65%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $2,924.10 ↓ -55%
Value Options COMM $3,898.80 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $4,223.70 ↓ -35%
Virginia Health Network WC $4,223.70 ↓ -35%
CorVel WorkersComp $4,678.56 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $5,198.40 ↓ -20%
4Most Health Nework COMM $5,848.20 ↓ -10%
Multiplan PHCS $5,848.20 ↓ -10%
Optima Health POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Optima Health PPO not published by hospital

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CT t-spine w /wo contrast at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $919.50 $178.02 – $1,508.95
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $919.50 $178.02 – $1,508.95
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $919.50 $178.02 – $1,508.95
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $919.50 $178.02 – $1,508.95
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $919.50 $178.02 – $1,508.95
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $10,992.00 $203.91 – $401.74
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $10,549.00 $266.79 – $401.74
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $6,377.28 $150.29 – $401.74

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