Arthrotomy/elbow/exp/drain/rmv fb 24000 at Sentara Leigh Hospital

830 Kempsville Road, Norfolk, VA · Sentara · · NPI 1811957681

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$3,704.00

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.

$7,408.00

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.

$3,256.29 with Sentara Health Plan vs $19,040.00 with Unitedhealthcare — 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
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,256.29 ↓ -12%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,288.21 ↓ -11%
Bcbs Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,344.08 ↓ -10%
Unitedhealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,352.06 ↓ -10%
Cigna Ppo/Pos $6,448.00 ↑ +74%
Bcbs Anthem Exchange $8,699.91 ↑ +135%
Bcbs Anthem Hmo $9,304.75 ↑ +151%
Bcbs Anthem Ppo $9,692.37 ↑ +162%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $16,996.00 ↑ +359%
Unitedhealthcare Options Ppo $19,040.00 ↑ +414%

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Arthrotomy/elbow/exp/drain/rmv fb 24000 at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk $3,704.00 $3,256.29 – $6,448.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $3,462.00 $3,256.29 – $8,246.00
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge $3,704.00 $3,256.29 – $5,047.00
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston $4,840.00 $3,282.07 – $3,378.60
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg $3,462.00 $3,256.29 – $3,352.06
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton $3,704.00 $3,256.29 – $3,352.06
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach $3,704.00 $3,256.29 – $6,448.00
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach $3,704.00 $3,256.29 – $6,448.00

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