Hemorrhoid banding cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $489.50 to $14,992.54, with a median of $1,452.00. The lowest price is at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 30.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,452.00, is 28% above the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Virginia ranks 31st of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$489.50Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,452.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,992.54in Virginia
Lowest saves$962.50vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital lowest Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $489.50 | $979.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $489.50 | $979.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA HEMORRHOIDECTOMY BY SMPL LIG | $626.25 | $835.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hemorrhoidectomy Int Band Ligation | $924.53 | $1,849.05 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,130.85 | $3,231.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,130.85 | $3,231.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,130.85 | $3,231.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,130.85 | $3,231.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,130.85 | $3,231.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA HB LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,130.85 | $3,231.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Ligation of hemorrhoid(s) | $1,308.00 | $2,616.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Ligation of hemorrhoid(s) | $1,308.00 | $2,616.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,452.00 | $2,904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $1,805.83 | $3,009.72 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTRNL LIG RBBR BAND LIGATIONS | $2,540.50 | $5,081.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTRNL LIG RBBR BAND LIGATIONS | $2,540.50 | $5,081.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTRNL LIG RBBR BAND LIGATIONS | $2,540.50 | $5,081.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTRNL LIG RBBR BAND LIGATIONS | $2,540.50 | $5,081.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTRNL LIG RBBR BAND LIGATIONS | $2,540.50 | $5,081.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Hemorrhoidectomy, internal, by rubber band ligation(s) | $2,832.80 | $7,082.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Hemorrhoidectomy, internal, by rubber band ligation(s) | $2,998.67 | $7,496.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Ligation of Hemorrhoids | $14,992.54 | $24,987.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 8 | $924.53 | $1,452.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 | $1,308.00 | $2,540.50 |
| Roanoke, VA | 4 | $1,130.85 | $1,130.85 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1 | $1,130.85 | $1,130.85 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $489.50 | $489.50 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $626.25 | $626.25 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $489.50 | $489.50 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $1,130.85 | $1,130.85 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $2,832.80 | $2,832.80 |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $14,992.54 | $14,992.54 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $1,452.00 | $1,452.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $1,452.00 | $1,452.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $2,998.67 | $2,998.67 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.