Nm imaging bone/joint 3 phase study 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

$3,602.81

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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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$3,602.81

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.

$175.59 with Anthem vs $3,242.53 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 $175.59 ↓ -95%
Anthem HPN $177.47 ↓ -95%
Anthem PPO $190.26 ↓ -95%
Anthem HMO $190.26 ↓ -95%
Lifeworks MCR $684.53 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $792.62 ↓ -78%
United AllPayerAppendix $848.52 ↓ -76%
United OptionsPPO $1,008.79 ↓ -72%
CareFirst HMO $1,094.86 ↓ -70%
CareFirst RPN $1,094.86 ↓ -70%
Cigna PPO $1,549.19 ↓ -57%
Cigna HMO $1,549.19 ↓ -57%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $1,621.26 ↓ -55%
Cigna IFP $1,626.01 ↓ -55%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $2,161.69 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $2,558.00 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,558.00 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $2,558.00 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $2,594.02 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $2,882.25 ↓ -20%
4Most Health Network COMM $3,242.53 ↓ -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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Nm imaging bone/joint 3 phase study at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $3,660.00 $237.95 – $848.52
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $1,725.50 $401.83 – $2,274.21
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $1,725.50 $401.83 – $2,274.21
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $1,725.50 $401.83 – $2,274.21
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $1,725.50 $401.83 – $2,274.21
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $1,725.50 $401.83 – $2,274.21
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD $4,620.00 $141.72 – $1,747.19
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG $6,468.00 $194.71 – $848.52

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