Injection radioactive tracer sentinel node (both sides) at Inova Loudoun Hospital

44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg, VA · Inova · · NPI 1376564302

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published unknown · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$724.00

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$1,448.00

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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.

$401.83 with united vs $2,678.00 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

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 medicare advantage $401.83 ↓ -44%
aetna medicare advantage $401.83 ↓ -44%
anthem medicare advantage $401.83 ↓ -44%
sentara health medicare advantage $409.87 ↓ -43%
cigna medicare advantage $417.90 ↓ -42%
kaiser medicare advantage $417.90 ↓ -42%
humana medicare advantage $442.01 ↓ -39%
anthem medicaid advantage $531.39 ↓ -27%
united medicaid advantage $542.02 ↓ -25%
sentara health medicaid advantage $547.33 ↓ -24%
humana medicaid advantage $552.65 ↓ -24%
aetna medicaid advantage $557.96 ↓ -23%
kaiser ppo $564.72 ↓ -22%
kaiser hmo $564.72 ↓ -22%
kaiser medicaid advantage $584.53 ↓ -19%
sentara health exchange $883.55 ↑ +22%
anthem exchange hmo $938.64 ↑ +30%
carefirst hmo $1,043.00 ↑ +44%
carefirst ppo $1,054.00 ↑ +46%
anthem ppo $1,081.99 ↑ +49%
anthem hmo $1,081.99 ↑ +49%
united exchange $1,127.36 ↑ +56%
sentara health hmo $1,162.45 ↑ +61%
sentara health ppo $1,162.45 ↑ +61%
united nonoptions $1,269.99 ↑ +75%
united options $1,269.99 ↑ +75%
innovation fully insured $1,509.00 ↑ +108%
innovation self insured $1,822.00 ↑ +152%
cigna exchange $2,067.00 ↑ +185%
aetna fannie-mae $2,190.02 ↑ +202%
aetna ppo $2,561.00 ↑ +254%
aetna hmo $2,561.00 ↑ +254%
cigna hmo $2,678.00 ↑ +270%
cigna ppo $2,678.00 ↑ +270%

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Injection radioactive tracer sentinel node (both sides) at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $724.00 $401.83 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $724.00 $401.83 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $724.00 $401.83 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $724.00 $401.83 – $1,509.00
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $482.85 $347.06 – $850.31
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $482.85 $390.05 – $850.31
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $425.00 $397.85 – $1,010.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $543.50 $397.85 – $2,603.00

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