X-ray of the knee cost in Virginia

Prices at 40 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $461 — 66% above the US median ($277), roughly 10.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $69 $96 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $69 $107 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $72 $101 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $72 $95 — 109 min —
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $73 $102 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $73 $102 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $177 — ★ 4/5 137 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $216 $310 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $216 $310 ★ 4/5 211 min —
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $216 $310 ★ 4/5 191 min —
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $216 $310 ★ 3/5 198 min —
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $237 — ★ 2/5 202 min —
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $245 — ★ 3/5 152 min —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $284 $509 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $284 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $292 $436 — 139 min —
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $312 $305 ★ 4/5 138 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $412 $100 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $412 $95 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $461 — ★ 4/5 174 min —
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $464 — ★ 3/5 164 min —
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $464 — ★ 4/5 119 min —
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $464 — — — —
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $534 $159 ★ 3/5 148 min —
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $553 — — 111 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)
$820
Cash / self-pay
$461
Insurer-negotiated
$182
Medicare pays
$42
$73$1,635
Median cash $461  ·  Medicare $42  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $461 — about 10.9× the Medicare rate ($42). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($85).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $820 list price could save about $358 (44%).

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