Surgical pathology level 3 gross & microscopic examination at RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER
8240 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA · HCA Virginia · · NPI 1053363853
$1,151.58
Cash price 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.
$1,151.58
Gross charge 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.
$49.76 with United vs $1,036.42 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| United | AllPayerAppendix | $49.76 | ↓ -96% |
| CareFirst | RPN | $113.52 | ↓ -90% |
| CareFirst | HMO | $113.52 | ↓ -90% |
| Cigna | HMO | $119.64 | ↓ -90% |
| Cigna | PPO | $119.64 | ↓ -90% |
| Cigna | IFP | $125.58 | ↓ -89% |
| Lifeworks | MCR | $218.80 | ↓ -81% |
| Anthem | HIX | $239.84 | ↓ -79% |
| Anthem | HPN | $242.33 | ↓ -79% |
| Universal Healthcare Group | MCR | $253.35 | ↓ -78% |
| Anthem | HMO | $259.90 | ↓ -77% |
| Anthem | PPO | $259.90 | ↓ -77% |
| Bright Health | COMM | $289.51 | ↓ -75% |
| United | OptionsPPO | $322.44 | ↓ -72% |
| United | GlobalBenefitPlan | $518.21 | ↓ -55% |
| Greenvbrier Sporting Club | COMM | $690.95 | ↓ -40% |
| Virginia Health Network | COMM | $817.62 | ↓ -29% |
| Virginia Health Network | ULTRA | $817.62 | ↓ -29% |
| Virginia Health Network | WC | $817.62 | ↓ -29% |
| CorVel | WorkersComp | $829.14 | ↓ -28% |
| OccuNet Workers Comp | WorkersComp | $921.26 | ↓ -20% |
| 4Most Health Network | COMM | $1,036.42 | ↓ -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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Surgical pathology level 3 gross & microscopic examination at other Virginia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY | LOW MOOR | $105.00 | $49.76 – $280.90 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria | $184.50 | $46.88 – $232.14 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church | $184.50 | $46.88 – $232.14 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | VA 22033-1709 | $184.50 | $46.88 – $232.14 |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | $184.50 | $46.88 – $232.14 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Alexandria | $184.50 | $46.88 – $232.14 |
| CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus | CHESTERFIELD | $549.00 | $49.76 – $222.48 |
| LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY | CHRISTIANSBURG | $535.00 | $49.76 – $211.68 |