Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at Inova Loudoun Hospital

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

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

$287.50

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.

$575.00

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.

$4.83 with cigna vs $461.42 with anthem — 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
cigna hmo $4.83 ↓ -98%
cigna ppo $4.83 ↓ -98%
cigna exchange $4.83 ↓ -98%
sentara health exchange $92.82 ↓ -68%
carefirst hmo $101.47 ↓ -65%
carefirst ppo $112.90 ↓ -61%
sentara health ppo $122.12 ↓ -58%
sentara health hmo $122.12 ↓ -58%
anthem medicaid advantage $123.77 ↓ -57%
united medicaid advantage $126.25 ↓ -56%
sentara health medicaid advantage $127.48 ↓ -56%
humana medicaid advantage $128.72 ↓ -55%
aetna medicaid advantage $129.96 ↓ -55%
kaiser medicaid advantage $136.15 ↓ -53%
united exchange $152.32 ↓ -47%
united nonoptions $152.32 ↓ -47%
united options $152.32 ↓ -47%
aetna medicare advantage $171.36 ↓ -40%
united medicare advantage $171.36 ↓ -40%
anthem medicare advantage $171.36 ↓ -40%
sentara health medicare advantage $174.79 ↓ -39%
kaiser medicare advantage $178.21 ↓ -38%
cigna medicare advantage $178.21 ↓ -38%
humana medicare advantage $188.50 ↓ -34%
aetna ppo $326.54 ↑ +14%
aetna hmo $326.54 ↑ +14%
aetna fannie-mae $342.70 ↑ +19%
innovation fully insured $361.73 ↑ +26%
innovation self insured $361.73 ↑ +26%
anthem exchange hmo $400.29 ↑ +39%
kaiser ppo $448.50 ↑ +56%
kaiser hmo $448.50 ↑ +56%
anthem ppo $461.42 ↑ +60%
anthem hmo $461.42 ↑ +60%

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Pretreat rbc density gradient separation reference at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $393.00 $149.16 – $842.01
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $287.50 $4.83 – $361.73
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $287.50 $4.83 – $361.73
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $287.50 $4.83 – $361.73
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $287.50 $4.83 – $361.73
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $366.00 $5.09 – $666.89
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $220.00 $149.16 – $634.53
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $220.00 $149.16 – $639.90

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