X-ray thoracolumbar spine >=2 views 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

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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.

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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.

$38.30 with Anthem vs $563.35 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 $38.30
Anthem HPN $38.71
Anthem PPO $41.50
Anthem HMO $41.50
Lifeworks MCR $118.93
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $137.71
Cigna HMO $141.50
Cigna PPO $141.50
Cigna IFP $148.51
CareFirst HMO $170.42
CareFirst RPN $170.42
United OptionsPPO $175.26
United AllPayerAppendix $182.03
United GlobalBenefitPlan $281.67
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $375.56
Virginia Health Network COMM $444.42
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $444.42
Virginia Health Network WC $444.42
CorVel WorkersComp $450.68
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $500.75
4Most Health Network COMM $563.35
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 thoracolumbar spine >=2 views at other Virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR $747.00 $51.91 – $182.03
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709 $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria $211.00 $80.04 – $278.10
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON $76.35 $22.19 – $185.10
Russell County Hospital LEBANON $76.35 $37.52 – $185.10

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