Central line placement cost in Virginia

Prices at 41 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,658 — 22% below the US median ($2,125), roughly 7.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $529 $721 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $529 $536 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $539 $3,081 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $539 $3,081 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $539 $3,081 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $539 $3,081 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $1,064 — ★ 3/5 152 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $1,157 $2,992 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $1,157 $3,096 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $1,157 $2,992 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $1,157 $2,992 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $1,242 — ★ 4/5 119 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $1,456 $2,160 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $1,456 $2,160 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $1,658 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $1,829 — — 111 min —
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $2,028 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $2,127 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $2,127 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $2,127 — — — —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $2,145 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $2,516 — ★ 3/5 128 min —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $3,574 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $3,874 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $3,904 $6,135 — 139 min —

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 October 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)
$3,585
Cash / self-pay
$1,658
Insurer-negotiated
$3,755
Medicare pays
$238
$539$3,973
Median cash $1,658  ·  Medicare $238  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,658 — about 7.0× the Medicare rate ($238). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($476).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,585 list price could save about $1,926 (54%).

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