Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in Virginia

Prices at 38 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $679 — 11% above the US median ($610), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $172 $236 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $172 $371 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $175 $244 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $175 $325 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $175 $244 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $175 $487 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $245 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $317 $565 — 139 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $397 $589 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $397 $589 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $397 $589 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $397 $589 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $428 $641 ★ 4/5 138 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $430 $552 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $430 $528 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $440 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $472 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $645 $1,311 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $652 — — — —
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $707 — ★ 4/5 119 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $712 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $712 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $774 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $814 $756 — — —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $898 — ★ 2/5 208 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)
$1,169
Cash / self-pay
$679
Insurer-negotiated
$589
Medicare pays
$101
$175$1,807
Median cash $679  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $679 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,169 list price could save about $490 (42%).

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