MRA without fol w/cont, abd at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA · Sentara · · NPI 1437119310

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

$2,805.00

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.

$5,610.00

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.

$347.20 with Sentara Health Plan vs $8,716.76 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
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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 $347.20 ↓ -88%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $350.60 ↓ -88%
Bcbs Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $356.56 ↓ -87%
Unitedhealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $357.41 ↓ -87%
Bcbs Anthem Exchange $1,081.20 ↓ -61%
Bcbs Anthem Hmo $1,156.30 ↓ -59%
Bcbs Anthem Ppo $1,204.45 ↓ -57%
Sentara Health Plan Exchange $1,565.00 ↓ -44%
Sentara Health Plan Ppo $1,572.00 ↓ -44%
Sentara Health Plan Hmo $1,610.00 ↓ -43%
Cigna Ppo/Pos $8,716.76 ↑ +211%

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MRA without fol w/cont, abd at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk $2,805.00 $347.20 – $8,716.76
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $11,110.00 $828.27 – $828.27
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,058.50 $357.13 – $2,348.03
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,058.50 $357.13 – $2,348.03
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,058.50 $357.13 – $2,348.03
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,058.50 $357.13 – $2,348.03
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,058.50 $357.13 – $2,348.03
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $668.55 $340.39 – $742.05

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