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

Prices at 38 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,063 — 25% above the US median ($1,644), roughly 9.4× 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 $583 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $588 $420 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $588 $424 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $588 $408 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $588 $420 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $642 $443 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $642 $443 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $862 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $899 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.2%
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $1,406 $2,045 ★ 3/5 260 min 14.1%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $1,406 $2,045 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $1,406 $2,045 ★ 4/5 191 min 14.2%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $1,406 $2,045 138 min 15.2%
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $1,406 $2,045 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.3%
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $1,406 $2,045 ★ 3/5 203 min 15.4%
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $1,643 $1,524 ★ 3/5 163 min 15.0%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $1,677 $409 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $2,063 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $2,063
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $2,112 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $2,432 $468 ★ 3/5 176 min 16.0%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $2,590 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $2,933 $2,467
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $3,117 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.4%

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 June 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)
$4,017
Cash / self-pay
$2,063
Insurer-negotiated
$670
Medicare pays
$220
$588$7,193
Median cash $2,063  ·  Medicare $220  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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