MRI of the ankle cost in Virginia

Prices at 40 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,813 — 31% above the US median ($2,148), roughly 10.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $625 $870 109 min
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $637 $828 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $662 $680 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $669 $786 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $669 $800 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $669 $754 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $1,307 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.2%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $1,688 $557 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $1,688 $557 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $1,735 $2,627 ★ 3/5 163 min 15.0%
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $1,874 $2,632 ★ 3/5 260 min 14.1%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $1,874 $2,632 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $1,874 $2,632 ★ 4/5 191 min 14.2%
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $1,874 $2,632 ★ 3/5 203 min 15.4%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $1,880 $2,632 138 min 15.2%
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $1,894 $2,652 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.3%
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $2,104 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $2,809 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $2,809
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $2,813 $688 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $2,836 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.4%
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $2,978 116 min 14.9%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $2,978 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $3,319 $2,951
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $3,371 ★ 4/5 173 min 14.8%

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)
$5,354
Cash / self-pay
$2,813
Insurer-negotiated
$870
Medicare pays
$261
$669$9,163
Median cash $2,813  ·  Medicare $261  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $2,813 — about 10.8× the Medicare rate ($261). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($522).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,354 list price could save about $2,541 (47%).

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