Emergency department visit cost in Virginia

Prices at 41 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $570 — about the US median ($579), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $201 $384 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $201 $296 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $205 $456 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $205 $456 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $205 $423 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $205 $456 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $378 $462 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $378 $451 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $446 $2,627 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $462 $475 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $462 $475 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $462 $475 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $462 $475 — 139 min —
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $462 $475 ★ 4/5 138 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $462 $475 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $470 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $487 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $487 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $515 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $570 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $693 — — — —
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $802 — ★ 3/5 174 min —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $857 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $1,015 — ★ 4/5 119 min —
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $1,227 $2,040 ★ 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)
$1,365
Cash / self-pay
$570
Insurer-negotiated
$625
Medicare pays
$69
$205$2,857
Median cash $570  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $570 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,365 list price could save about $795 (58%).

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