Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Virginia

Prices at 38 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,758 — 13% below the US median ($3,174), roughly 6.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $444 $694 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $444 $846 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $452 $1,263 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $452 $1,263 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $452 $1,263 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $452 $1,307 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $1,407 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $2,119 — ★ 3/5 148 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $2,161 $1,326 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $2,161 $1,326 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $2,355 $3,700 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $2,355 $3,700 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $2,355 $3,700 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $2,355 $3,700 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $2,359 $4,434 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $2,404 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $2,632 — ★ 3/5 152 min —
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $2,743 $4,310 ★ 4/5 138 min —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $2,758 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $2,999 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $2,999 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $3,626 — ★ 4/5 119 min —
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $3,790 — — 111 min —
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $3,790 — ★ 3/5 128 min —
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA $4,598 $1,307 ★ 3/5 120 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)
$6,728
Cash / self-pay
$2,758
Insurer-negotiated
$1,732
Medicare pays
$428
$452$11,736
Median cash $2,758  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,758 — about 6.4× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,728 list price could save about $3,970 (59%).

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