Culture screening strep group a 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

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$6.63 with Sentara Health vs $87.55 with 4Most Health Network — 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.

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Payer

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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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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 MCR $6.63
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $6.63
Humana MCR $6.63
Devoted MCR $6.63
United VACCN $6.63
United AllPayerAppendix $6.63
United MGMCR $6.66
Aetna MGMCR $6.71
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $6.76
Anthem MGMCR $6.83
DaVita Village Health MCR $6.90
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $6.90
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $6.96
Pyramid Life MGMCR $7.09
Align Senior Care MGMCR $7.09
Humana Military TRCR $7.15
Bright Health COMM $14.19
Lifeworks MCR $18.48
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $21.40
Cigna PPO $25.24
Cigna HMO $25.24
Cigna IFP $26.49
United OptionsPPO $27.24
Anthem HIX $31.96
Anthem HPN $32.29
Anthem PPO $34.63
Anthem HMO $34.63
CareFirst HMO $37.60
CareFirst RPN $37.60
United GlobalBenefitPlan $43.78
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $58.37
Virginia Health Network COMM $69.07
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $69.07
Virginia Health Network WC $69.07
CorVel WorkersComp $70.04
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $77.82
4Most Health Network COMM $87.55
Optima Health PPO.POS not published by hospital
Aetna Broad not published by hospital
Optima Health HMO not published by hospital

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Culture screening strep group a at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $76.00 $6.63 – $95.62
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $76.00 $6.63 – $95.62
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $76.00 $6.63 – $95.62
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $76.00 $6.63 – $95.62
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $76.00 $6.63 – $95.62
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR not published $5.77 – $9.61
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD not published $5.77 – $29.64
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG not published $5.77 – $7.09

All Virginia hospitals for this procedure →