Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Virginia

Prices at 41 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,415 — about the US median ($1,395), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $448 $681 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $448 $502 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $456 $1,086 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $456 $1,166 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $456 $613 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $456 $1,267 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $990 $1,193 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $990 $1,140 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $998 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $998 — — — —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $1,102 $4,204 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $1,160 $1,823 — 139 min —
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 4/5 138 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $1,160 $1,823 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $1,214 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $1,331 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $1,415 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $1,715 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $1,847 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $1,903 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $2,011 — ★ 4/5 119 min —
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $2,317 — ★ 2/5 137 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)
$3,315
Cash / self-pay
$1,415
Insurer-negotiated
$1,823
Medicare pays
$171
$456$5,022
Median cash $1,415  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,415 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,315 list price could save about $1,900 (57%).

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