Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Virginia

Prices at 41 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $899 — 5% below the US median ($949), roughly 7.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $295 $448 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $295 $331 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $300 $715 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $300 $753 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $300 $430 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $300 $806 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $666 $823 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $666 $786 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $668 $4,204 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $762 $1,198 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $762 $1,198 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $762 $1,198 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $762 $1,198 — 139 min —
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $762 $1,198 ★ 4/5 138 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $762 $1,198 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $807 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $821 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $857 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $899 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $899 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $899 — — — —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $979 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $1,279 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $1,534 — ★ 4/5 119 min —
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $1,619 — ★ 3/5 152 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)
$2,178
Cash / self-pay
$899
Insurer-negotiated
$1,560
Medicare pays
$118
$300$4,337
Median cash $899  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $899 — about 7.6× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,178 list price could save about $1,279 (59%).

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