Prices at 40 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $859 — 4% above the US median ($830), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier Hospital | Warrenton, VA | $206 | $3,765 | ★ 3/5 | 162 min | — |
| Dickenson Community Hospital | Clintwood, VA | $277 | $792 | — | 109 min | — |
| Lee County Community Hospital | Pennington Gap, VA | $277 | $967 | — | 109 min | — |
| Russell County Hospital | Lebanon, VA | $283 | $971 | ★ 4/5 | 130 min | — |
| Smyth County Community Hospital | Marion, VA | $283 | $971 | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | Abingdon, VA | $283 | $730 | ★ 3/5 | 192 min | — |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | Big Stone Gap, VA | $283 | $768 | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| Mary Washington Hospital | Fredericksburg, VA | $477 | $1,075 | ★ 3/5 | 176 min | — |
| Stafford Hospital, Llc | Stafford, VA | $477 | $1,073 | ★ 4/5 | 179 min | — |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital | Franklin, VA | $727 | — | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Rappahannock General Hospital | Kilmarnock, VA | $787 | — | ★ 4/5 | 137 min | — |
| Wythe County Community Hospital | Wytheville, VA | $823 | — | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | — |
| Carilion Medical Center | Roanoke, VA | $859 | $1,350 | ★ 3/5 | 272 min | — |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | Christiansburg, VA | $859 | $1,350 | ★ 4/5 | 211 min | — |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital | Rocky Mount, VA | $859 | $1,350 | ★ 4/5 | 191 min | — |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital | Tazewell, VA | $859 | $1,350 | — | 139 min | — |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital | Pearisburg, VA | $859 | $1,350 | ★ 4/5 | 138 min | — |
| Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital | Lexington, VA | $859 | $1,350 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center | Emporia, VA | $902 | — | ★ 4/5 | 119 min | — |
| Twin County Regional Hospital | Galax, VA | $930 | — | ★ 2/5 | 208 min | — |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center | Petersburg, VA | $937 | — | ★ 2/5 | 137 min | — |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News, VA | $1,098 | — | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center | Suffolk, VA | $1,098 | — | — | — | — |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center | Portsmouth, VA | $1,254 | — | ★ 3/5 | 164 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc | Norfolk, VA | $1,727 | $1,406 | — | — | — |
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 $859 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($165). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($330).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,057 list price could save about $1,198 (58%).
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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