CT scan of the head with and without contrast cost in Virginia

Prices at 40 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,896 — 16% above the US median ($1,631), roughly 11.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $577 $752 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $577 $583 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $588 $420 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $588 $424 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $588 $408 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $588 $420 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $862 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $899 — ★ 3/5 152 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $1,230 $443 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $1,230 $443 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $1,261 $1,834 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $1,261 $1,834 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $1,261 $1,834 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $1,261 $1,834 — 139 min —
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $1,261 $1,834 ★ 4/5 138 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $1,261 $1,834 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $1,677 $409 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $1,714 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $1,867 $1,524 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $1,896 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $1,896 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $1,896 — — — —
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $2,243 — — 111 min —
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $2,243 — ★ 3/5 128 min —
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $2,565 $468 ★ 3/5 174 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,918
Cash / self-pay
$1,896
Insurer-negotiated
$583
Medicare pays
$173
$588$7,887
Median cash $1,896  ·  Medicare $173  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,896 — about 11.0× the Medicare rate ($173). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($346).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,918 list price could save about $2,022 (52%).

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