Prices at 39 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $81 — 19% below the US median ($100), roughly 1.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickenson Community Hospital | Clintwood, VA | $15 | $25 | — | 109 min | — |
| Lee County Community Hospital | Pennington Gap, VA | $15 | $49 | — | 109 min | — |
| Russell County Hospital | Lebanon, VA | $15 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 130 min | — |
| Smyth County Community Hospital | Marion, VA | $15 | $53 | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | Abingdon, VA | $15 | $51 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | Big Stone Gap, VA | $15 | $51 | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center | Emporia, VA | $58 | — | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center | Petersburg, VA | $61 | — | ★ 2/5 | 137 min | — |
| Carilion Medical Center | Roanoke, VA | $61 | $109 | ★ 3/5 | 272 min | — |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | Christiansburg, VA | $61 | $109 | ★ 4/5 | 211 min | — |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital | Rocky Mount, VA | $61 | $109 | ★ 4/5 | 191 min | — |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital | Tazewell, VA | $61 | $110 | — | 139 min | — |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital | Pearisburg, VA | $61 | $109 | ★ 4/5 | 138 min | — |
| Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital | Lexington, VA | $61 | $109 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital | Franklin, VA | $65 | — | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | Salem, VA | $76 | $68 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany | Low Moor, VA | $76 | $68 | ★ 4/5 | 112 min | — |
| Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski | Pulaski, VA | $77 | $58 | ★ 4/5 | 125 min | — |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center | Fredericksburg, VA | $79 | $195 | ★ 3/5 | 120 min | — |
| John Randolph Medical Center | Hopewell, VA | $81 | $52 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Cjw Medical Center | Richmond, VA | $81 | $52 | ★ 4/5 | 167 min | — |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Richmond, VA | $81 | $53 | ★ 4/5 | 148 min | — |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery | Blacksburg, VA | $83 | $64 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Reston Hospital Center | Reston, VA | $83 | $247 | ★ 3/5 | 132 min | — |
| Dominion Hospital | Falls Church, VA | $83 | $54 | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $81 — about 1.6× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $175 list price could save about $94 (54%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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