Artery x-rays spine at RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER

8240 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1053363853

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$9,962.41

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$9,962.41

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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.

$459.65 with Anthem vs $10,733.33 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Anthem HIX $459.65 ↓ -95%
Anthem HPN $464.56 ↓ -95%
Anthem PPO $498.04 ↓ -95%
Anthem HMO $498.04 ↓ -95%
Cigna HMO $779.39 ↓ -92%
Cigna PPO $779.39 ↓ -92%
Cigna IFP $818.03 ↓ -92%
Lifeworks MCR $1,892.86 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $2,191.73 ↓ -78%
CareFirst HMO $2,781.27 ↓ -72%
CareFirst RPN $2,781.27 ↓ -72%
United OptionsPPO $2,789.47 ↓ -72%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $4,483.08 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $5,977.45 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $7,073.31 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $7,073.31 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $7,073.31 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $7,172.94 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $7,969.93 ↓ -20%
4Most Health Network COMM $8,966.17 ↓ -10%
United AllPayerAppendix $10,733.33 ↑ +8%
Optima Health PPO.POS not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital
Aetna Broad not published by hospital

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Artery x-rays spine at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,497.50 $1,335.17 – $5,946.27
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,497.50 $1,335.17 – $5,946.27
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,497.50 $1,335.17 – $5,946.27
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,497.50 $1,335.17 – $5,946.27
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,497.50 $1,335.17 – $5,946.27
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $6,120.00 $370.99 – $10,733.33
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $4,834.00 $551.02 – $10,733.33
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND $6,120.00 $384.84 – $10,733.33

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