M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq 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

$1,478.14

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.

$1,478.14

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.

$149.16 with United vs $1,330.33 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
United AllPayerAppendix $149.16 ↓ -90%
Lifeworks MCR $280.85 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $325.19 ↓ -78%
Bright Health COMM $371.60 ↓ -75%
United OptionsPPO $413.88 ↓ -72%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $665.16 ↓ -55%
Anthem HIX $718.95 ↓ -51%
Anthem HPN $726.41 ↓ -51%
Anthem HMO $779.06 ↓ -47%
Anthem PPO $779.06 ↓ -47%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $886.88 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $1,049.48 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $1,049.48 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $1,049.48 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $1,064.26 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $1,182.51 ↓ -20%
Cigna HMO $1,247.70 ↓ -16%
Cigna PPO $1,247.70 ↓ -16%
CareFirst RPN $1,286.70 ↓ -13%
CareFirst HMO $1,286.70 ↓ -13%
Cigna IFP $1,309.57 ↓ -11%
4Most Health Network COMM $1,330.33 ↓ -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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M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $446.00 $152.32 – $1,435.65
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $446.00 $152.32 – $1,435.65
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $446.00 $152.32 – $1,435.65
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $446.00 $152.32 – $1,435.65
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $446.00 $152.32 – $1,435.65
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SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg $705.24 $149.16 – $1,325.05

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