Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Virginia

Prices at 41 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,415 — about the US median ($1,406), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $448 $681 109 min
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $448 $502 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $456 $1,086 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $456 $1,166 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $456 $613 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $456 $1,267 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $990 $1,193 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $990 $1,140 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $998 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $998
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $1,102 $4,204 ★ 3/5 163 min 15.0%
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 3/5 260 min 14.1%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 4/5 191 min 14.2%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $1,160 $1,823 138 min 15.2%
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.3%
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 3/5 203 min 15.4%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $1,214 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $1,331 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $1,415 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $1,715 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.4%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $1,847 ★ 4/5 173 min 14.8%
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $1,903 ★ 3/5 176 min 16.0%
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $2,011 ★ 4/5 112 min 14.0%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $2,317 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%

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)
$3,315
Cash / self-pay
$1,415
Insurer-negotiated
$1,823
Medicare pays
$171
$456$5,022
Median cash $1,415  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,415 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,315 list price could save about $1,900 (57%).

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