Level 1 ER visit cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $31.80 to $387.00, with a median of $360.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $328.20 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $152.40 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC OB ER Level 1 | $31.80 | $106.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC ER Level 1 | $189.00 | $630.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC OB ER Level 1 | $360.00 | $600.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC OB ER Level 1 | $360.00 | $600.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC OB ER Level 1 | $360.00 | $600.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC ER Level 1 | $387.00 | $645.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC ER Level 1 | $387.00 | $645.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC ER Level 1 | $387.00 | $645.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC ER Level 1 | $387.00 | $645.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.80, median $360.00, highest $387.00 — a 12.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $360.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.