Herpes simplex virus isolation 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

$440.07

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.

$440.07

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.

$33.86 with Sentara Health vs $396.06 with 4Most Health Network — 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 MCR $33.86 ↓ -92%
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $33.86 ↓ -92%
Humana MCR $33.86 ↓ -92%
Devoted MCR $33.86 ↓ -92%
United VACCN $33.86 ↓ -92%
United AllPayerAppendix $33.86 ↓ -92%
United MGMCR $34.03 ↓ -92%
Aetna MGMCR $34.25 ↓ -92%
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $34.54 ↓ -92%
Anthem MGMCR $34.88 ↓ -92%
DaVita Village Health MCR $35.21 ↓ -92%
Cigna HealthSpring MCR $35.21 ↓ -92%
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $35.55 ↓ -92%
Pyramid Life MGMCR $36.23 ↓ -92%
Align Senior Care MGMCR $36.23 ↓ -92%
Humana Military TRCR $36.52 ↓ -92%
Bright Health COMM $72.46 ↓ -84%
Lifeworks MCR $83.61 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $96.82 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $123.22 ↓ -72%
Cigna PPO $128.89 ↓ -71%
Cigna HMO $128.89 ↓ -71%
Cigna IFP $135.28 ↓ -69%
Anthem HIX $163.21 ↓ -63%
Anthem HPN $164.90 ↓ -63%
Anthem PPO $176.85 ↓ -60%
Anthem HMO $176.85 ↓ -60%
CareFirst HMO $192.08 ↓ -56%
CareFirst RPN $192.08 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $198.03 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $264.04 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $312.45 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $312.45 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $312.45 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $316.85 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $352.06 ↓ -20%
4Most Health Network COMM $396.06 ↓ -10%
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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Herpes simplex virus isolation at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $243.50 $33.86 – $306.37
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $243.50 $33.86 – $306.37
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $243.50 $33.86 – $306.37
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $243.50 $33.86 – $306.37
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $243.50 $33.86 – $306.37
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $566.00 $29.47 – $151.39
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-PULASKI PULASKI $629.00 $26.00 – $36.23
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE $389.00 $29.47 – $49.10

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