X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) cost in Virginia

Prices at 40 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $543 — 90% above the US median ($285), roughly 15.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $155 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $238 $360 ★ 3/5 260 min 14.1%
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $238 $360 ★ 4/5 204 min 14.9%
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $238 $360 ★ 4/5 191 min 14.2%
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $238 $360 ★ 3/5 203 min 15.4%
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $277 ★ 2/5 200 min 14.4%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $307 $113 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $307 $112 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $307 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.2%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $319 $495 138 min 15.2%
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $330 $509 ★ 3/5 163 min 15.0%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $343 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $364 $534 ★ 4/5 138 min 15.3%
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $543 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $569 $159 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $569 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $569 ★ 4/5 173 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $569
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $614 ★ 4/5 112 min 14.0%
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $643 $541
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $723 $161 ★ 3/5 176 min 16.0%
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $739 116 min 14.9%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $739 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA $788 $105 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.6%
Reston Hospital Center Reston, VA $891 $131 ★ 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)
$891
Cash / self-pay
$543
Insurer-negotiated
$160
Medicare pays
$36
$68$1,604
Median cash $543  ·  Medicare $36  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $543 — about 15.1× the Medicare rate ($36). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($72).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $891 list price could save about $348 (39%).

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