X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast 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

$1,023.76

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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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$1,023.76

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.

$94.11 with Anthem vs $921.38 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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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 $94.11 ↓ -91%
Anthem HPN $95.12 ↓ -91%
Anthem PPO $101.97 ↓ -90%
Anthem HMO $101.97 ↓ -90%
Lifeworks MCR $194.51 ↓ -81%
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $225.23 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $286.65 ↓ -72%
CareFirst HMO $353.20 ↓ -65%
CareFirst RPN $353.20 ↓ -65%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -61%
United GlobalBenefitPlan $460.69 ↓ -55%
Cigna HMO $573.10 ↓ -44%
Cigna PPO $573.10 ↓ -44%
Cigna IFP $601.52 ↓ -41%
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $614.26 ↓ -40%
Virginia Health Network WC $726.87 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $726.87 ↓ -29%
Virginia Health Network COMM $726.87 ↓ -29%
CorVel WorkersComp $737.11 ↓ -28%
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $819.01 ↓ -20%
4Most Health Network COMM $921.38 ↓ -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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X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $546.50 $167.33 – $720.29
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $546.50 $167.33 – $720.29
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $546.50 $167.33 – $720.29
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $546.50 $167.33 – $720.29
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $546.50 $167.33 – $720.29
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $69.30 $42.72 – $373.08
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $69.30 $77.25 – $373.08
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville $600.50 $174.56 – $179.69

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