Kidney scan (nuclear) cost in Virginia

Prices at 36 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,176 — 13% below the US median ($1,349), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $444 $608 109 min
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $444 $585 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $452 $530 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $452 $546 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $452 $530 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $452 $556 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $668 $1,049 ★ 3/5 260 min 14.1%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $668 $1,049 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $668 $1,049 ★ 4/5 191 min 14.2%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $668 $1,049 138 min 15.2%
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $668 $1,049 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.3%
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $668 $1,049 ★ 3/5 203 min 15.4%
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $836 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $1,033 $1,754 ★ 3/5 163 min 15.0%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $1,130 $523 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $1,130 $523 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $1,223 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.4%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $1,294 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $1,427 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $1,427 ★ 4/5 173 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $1,531 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $1,589 116 min 14.9%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $1,589 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $1,891 ★ 3/5 176 min 16.0%
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $2,026 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%

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)
$2,832
Cash / self-pay
$1,176
Insurer-negotiated
$695
Medicare pays
$172
$452$3,977
Median cash $1,176  ·  Medicare $172  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,176 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($172). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($345).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,832 list price could save about $1,656 (58%).

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