In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain 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

$1,046.53

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$1,046.53

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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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$109.56 with United vs $941.88 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.

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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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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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
United AllPayerAppendix $109.56 ↓ -90%
Aetna MGMCR $156.98 ↓ -85%
Lifeworks MCR $198.84 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $230.24 ↓ -78%
Bright Health COMM $263.10 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $293.03 ↓ -72%
Cigna HMO $376.46 ↓ -64%
Cigna PPO $376.46 ↓ -64%
Cigna IFP $395.12 ↓ -62%
CareFirst HMO $460.47 ↓ -56%
CareFirst RPN $460.47 ↓ -56%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $470.94 ↓ -55%
Anthem HIX $528.08 ↓ -50%
Anthem HPN $533.56 ↓ -49%
Anthem PPO $572.23 ↓ -45%
Anthem HMO $572.23 ↓ -45%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $627.92 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $743.04 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $743.04 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $743.04 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $753.50 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $837.22 ↓ -20%
4Most Health Network COMM $941.88 ↓ -10%
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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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $243.50 $46.88 – $424.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $243.50 $46.88 – $424.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $243.50 $46.88 – $424.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $243.50 $46.88 – $424.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $243.50 $46.88 – $424.00
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $1,309.00 $109.56 – $489.84
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL $1,309.00 $109.56 – $424.56
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $1,396.44 $109.56 – $416.11

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