Uric acid (gout) test cost in Virginia

Prices at 40 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $60 — 45% above the US median ($42), roughly 13.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $19 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $30 $6 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $30 $6 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $41 116 min 14.9%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $41 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $52 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.4%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $53 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $54 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.2%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $57 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $60 $107 ★ 3/5 260 min 14.1%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $60 $107 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $60 $107 ★ 4/5 191 min 14.2%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $60 $108 138 min 15.2%
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $60 $107 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.3%
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $60 $107 ★ 3/5 203 min 15.4%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $65 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $65 ★ 4/5 173 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $65
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $76 $6 ★ 3/5 163 min 15.0%
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $99 $83
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $131 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $160 ★ 4/5 112 min 14.0%
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA $176 $24 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.6%
Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA $219 $22 ★ 4/5 124 min 14.9%
Reston Hospital Center Reston, VA $223 $22 ★ 3/5 150 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 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)
$172
Cash / self-pay
$60
Insurer-negotiated
$21
Medicare pays
$5
$8$313
Median cash $60  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $60 — about 13.3× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $172 list price could save about $112 (65%).

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