Ost urine pch w b/bltin conv 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

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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.

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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.

$10.32 with TriAtlantic vs $16.39 with Naphcare — 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
TriAtlantic TRICR $10.32
Health Net TRICR $11.53
Humana Military TRCR $11.78
United Behavioral Health VACCN $12.14
Devoted MCR $12.14
United VACCN $12.14
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $12.14
Sentara Health MCR $12.14
Humana MCR $12.14
Aetna MGMCR $12.28
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $12.38
United MGMCR $12.38
Anthem MGMCR $12.50
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $12.63
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $12.63
DaVita Village Health MCR $12.63
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $12.75
Pyramid Life MGMCR $12.99
Align Senior Care MGMCR $12.99
Naphcare GVT $16.39

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Ost urine pch w b/bltin conv at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA $65.00 $11.78 – $12.99
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $10.32 – $16.39
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $10.32 – $12.99
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE not published $10.32 – $12.99
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg not published $11.78 – $12.99
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles not published $9.11 – $12.99
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND not published $10.32 – $12.99

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