Liver biopsy cost in Virginia

Prices at 33 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,366 — 18% below the US median ($1,669), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $679 $1,100 109 min
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $679 $1,339 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $692 $1,611 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $692 $1,614 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $692 $1,611 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $692 $1,684 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $816 $1,572 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $816 $1,548 138 min 15.2%
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $816 $1,572 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.3%
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $1,131 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $1,366 $1,607 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $1,366 $1,545 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $1,738 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $1,810
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $1,953 ★ 3/5 176 min 16.0%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $2,186 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $2,688 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $2,688 $1,611 ★ 4/5 173 min 14.8%
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $2,910 $4,540 ★ 3/5 163 min 15.0%
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $3,134 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.4%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $3,384 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $4,577 $4,069

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 August 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)
$4,481
Cash / self-pay
$1,366
Insurer-negotiated
$3,060
Medicare pays
$288
$692$3,112
Median cash $1,366  ·  Medicare $288  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,366 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($288). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($576).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,481 list price could save about $3,115 (70%).

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