Prices at 40 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,991 — 29% above the US median ($1,543), roughly 11.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital | Franklin, VA | $423 | — | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Dickenson Community Hospital | Clintwood, VA | $549 | $716 | — | 109 min | — |
| Lee County Community Hospital | Pennington Gap, VA | $549 | $554 | — | 109 min | — |
| Russell County Hospital | Lebanon, VA | $560 | $376 | ★ 4/5 | 130 min | — |
| Smyth County Community Hospital | Marion, VA | $560 | $408 | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | Abingdon, VA | $560 | $357 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | Big Stone Gap, VA | $560 | $413 | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| Rappahannock General Hospital | Kilmarnock, VA | $862 | — | ★ 4/5 | 137 min | — |
| Carilion Medical Center | Roanoke, VA | $1,093 | $1,613 | ★ 3/5 | 272 min | — |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | Christiansburg, VA | $1,093 | $1,590 | ★ 4/5 | 211 min | — |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital | Rocky Mount, VA | $1,093 | $1,613 | ★ 4/5 | 191 min | — |
| Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital | Lexington, VA | $1,093 | $1,613 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital | Tazewell, VA | $1,205 | $1,725 | — | 139 min | — |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital | Pearisburg, VA | $1,205 | $1,725 | ★ 4/5 | 138 min | — |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital | Richmond, VA | $1,211 | — | — | 111 min | — |
| Mary Washington Hospital | Fredericksburg, VA | $1,227 | $403 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| Stafford Hospital, Llc | Stafford, VA | $1,227 | $394 | ★ 4/5 | 179 min | — |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center | Midlothian, VA | $1,329 | — | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Twin County Regional Hospital | Galax, VA | $1,531 | $409 | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Fauquier Hospital | Warrenton, VA | $1,991 | $1,524 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News, VA | $2,054 | — | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center | Suffolk, VA | $2,054 | — | — | — | — |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center | Portsmouth, VA | $2,397 | — | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center | Emporia, VA | $2,435 | — | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc | Norfolk, VA | $2,873 | $2,514 | — | — | — |
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 September 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,991 — about 11.8× the Medicare rate ($169). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($337).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,731 list price could save about $1,740 (47%).
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