Psychotherapy session cost in Virginia

Prices at 22 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $200 — 14% below the US median ($232), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $46 $100 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $47 $180 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $47 $181 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $47 $180 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $47 $182 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $60 $92 109 min
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $63 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%
Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute Marion, VA $153 $153
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $200 $213 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $200 $213 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $235 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $266 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $271 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $271 ★ 4/5 112 min 14.0%
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $309 $241
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $387 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $398 116 min 14.9%
Henrico Doctors' Hospital Richmond, VA $823 $274 ★ 4/5 141 min 15.2%
Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski, VA $944 $696 ★ 4/5 130 min 15.1%

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)
$391
Cash / self-pay
$200
Insurer-negotiated
$182
Medicare pays
$140
$47$483
Median cash $200  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $200 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $391 list price could save about $191 (49%).

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