Foreign body removal (skin) cost in Virginia

Prices at 33 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $507 — 6% above the US median ($479), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $118 $175 109 min
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $118 $271 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $120 $397 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $120 $409 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $120 $403 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $120 $411 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $259 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.2%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $352 $401 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $352 $401 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $496 $779 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $518 ★ 4/5 173 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $518
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $625 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $625 ★ 4/5 112 min 14.0%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $723 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $740 $397 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $778 116 min 14.9%
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $1,079 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $1,141 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $1,555 ★ 3/5 176 min 16.0%
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $3,033 ★ 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)
$864
Cash / self-pay
$507
Insurer-negotiated
$779
Medicare pays
$157
$118$1,135
Median cash $507  ·  Medicare $157  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $507 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($157). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $864 list price could save about $357 (41%).

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