Crisis therapy cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $151.80 to $603.50, with a median of $295.50. The lowest price is at Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center (Emporia). The highest price is 4.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $295.50, is 16% above the US median of $254.84.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Virginia ranks 28th of 40 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 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$151.80Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center
Median$295.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$603.50in Virginia
Lowest saves$143.70vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center lowest Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Iop Crisis Tx First 60 Min | $151.80 | $506.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Php Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $180.60 | $602.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Psytx crisis initial 60 min | $200.00 | $400.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Psytx crisis initial 60 min | $200.00 | $400.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA Psychotherapy Crisis 60 min | $204.05 | $291.50 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC PR PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISI* | $277.20 | $308.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Iop Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $289.20 | $482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Php Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $301.80 | $503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Php Crisis Tx First 60 Min | $301.80 | $503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 30-74 MIN | $603.50 | $1,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 30-74 MIN | $603.50 | $1,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 30-74 MIN | $603.50 | $1,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 30-74 MIN | $603.50 | $1,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 30-74 MIN | $603.50 | $1,207.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 7 | $200.00 | $603.50 |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $180.60 | $301.80 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $151.80 | $151.80 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $204.05 | $204.05 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $289.20 | $289.20 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $277.20 | $277.20 |
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 crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- California$342.16
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Iowa$270.94
- Kansas$210.30
- Kentucky$253.35
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maine$278.50
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Carolina$114.50
- North Dakota$164.80
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Pennsylvania$179.15
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.