Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo 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

$1,796.25

Cash price

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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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$1,796.25

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.

$95.39 with Anthem vs $1,616.63 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
Anthem HIX $95.39 ↓ -95%
Anthem HPN $96.40 ↓ -95%
Anthem HMO $103.35 ↓ -94%
Anthem PPO $103.35 ↓ -94%
Aetna MGMCR $269.44 ↓ -85%
Lifeworks MCR $341.29 ↓ -81%
Cigna IFP $355.66 ↓ -80%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $395.18 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $502.95 ↓ -72%
CareFirst HMO $596.24 ↓ -67%
CareFirst RPN $596.24 ↓ -67%
Cigna PPO $605.34 ↓ -66%
Cigna HMO $605.34 ↓ -66%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $808.31 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $1,077.75 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network COMM $1,275.34 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $1,275.34 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network WC $1,275.34 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $1,293.30 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $1,437.00 ↓ -20%
4Most Health Network COMM $1,616.63 ↓ -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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Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $334.50 $294.34 – $475.13
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $334.50 $294.34 – $475.13
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $334.50 $294.34 – $475.13
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $334.50 $294.34 – $475.13
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $334.50 $294.34 – $475.13
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $1,271.00 $105.77 – $105.77
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $1,586.00 $64.41 – $64.41
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles $1,796.22 $96.33 – $596.24

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