Critical care (first hour) cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 66 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $297.90 to $7,195.00, with a median of $2,535.00. The lowest price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (Norfolk). The highest price is 24.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,535.00, is 25% above the US median of $2,019.93.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Virginia ranks 34th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 66 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$297.90Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Median$2,535.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,195.00in Virginia
Lowest saves$2,237.10vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC PR CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJUR* | $297.90 | $331.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $553.20 | $922.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC FAC CRITICAL CARE 30 TO 74MIN | $686.32 | $2,984.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC FAC CRITICAL CARE 30 TO 74MIN | $686.32 | $2,984.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC FAC CRITICAL CARE 30 TO 74MIN | $699.60 | $4,664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC FAC CRITICAL CARE 30 TO 74MIN | $699.60 | $4,664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC FAC CRITICAL CARE 30 TO 74MIN | $699.60 | $4,664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC FAC CRITICAL CARE 30 TO 74MIN | $699.60 | $4,664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $1,125.50 | $2,251.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $1,125.50 | $2,251.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Critical care first hour | $1,240.50 | $2,481.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Critical care first hour | $1,240.50 | $2,481.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $1,337.40 | $2,229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $1,337.40 | $2,229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $1,337.40 | $2,229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $1,351.00 | $2,702.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,451.59 | $3,628.98 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB CRITICAL CARE 30-74 ADDL SVC | $1,454.60 | $4,156.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CRITICAL CARE 30-74 ADDL SVC | $1,454.60 | $4,156.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MINS | $1,454.60 | $4,156.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CRITICAL CARE 30-74 ADDL SVC | $1,454.60 | $4,156.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CRITICAL CARE 30-74 ADDL SVC | $1,454.60 | $4,156.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA HB CRITICAL CARE 30-74 ADDL SVC | $1,454.60 | $4,156.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB CRITICAL CARE 30-74 ADDL SVC | $1,454.60 | $4,156.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA EMERG DEPT LEVEL 6 CRITICAL | $1,471.47 | $1,961.96 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,774.00 | $4,435.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,819.29 | $4,548.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,142.40 | $5,356.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,142.40 | $5,356.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Critical Care 1st 30-74 Min | $2,275.00 | $4,550.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Level 6 Critical Care -E.D. | $2,367.50 | $4,735.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC E&M CC 30-74MIN | $2,535.00 | $5,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC E&M CC 30-74MIN | $2,535.00 | $5,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC E&M CC 30-74MIN | $2,535.00 | $5,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC E&M CC 30-74MIN | $2,535.00 | $5,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC E&M CC 30-74MIN | $2,535.00 | $5,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ed Critical Care 30-74 Minutes | $2,661.00 | $5,322.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,850.81 | $7,127.03 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $2,954.70 | $9,849.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $3,422.40 | $11,408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc E/M Crit Care,Er, 1St 30-74Min | $3,463.66 | $5,772.76 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Medical Center Roanoke · Roanoke, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $4,007.00 | $4,007.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany Low Moor · Low Moor, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $4,271.00 | $4,271.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $4,742.71 | $4,742.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $4,790.88 | $4,790.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $5,198.00 | $5,198.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $5,416.31 | $5,416.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $5,729.40 | $9,549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield · Richmond, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Prince George · Richmond, VA CRIT CARE 1ST 30-74 MINS | $6,364.00 | $6,364.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC E/M Crit Care,ER, 1st 30-74min | $6,468.30 | $21,561.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $7,195.00 | $7,195.00 | Sep 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. 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 | 12 | $297.90 | $2,661.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 12 | $1,240.50 | $2,535.00 |
| Richmond, VA | 11 | $5,729.40 | $6,364.00 |
| Roanoke, VA | 6 | $1,454.60 | $1,454.60 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 3 | $1,454.60 | $5,198.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $1,454.60 | $2,152.70 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $699.60 | $699.60 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $686.32 | $686.32 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $1,125.50 | $1,125.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $2,142.40 | $2,142.40 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $3,422.40 | $3,422.40 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $1,819.29 | $1,819.29 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $1,471.47 | $1,471.47 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $1,125.50 | $1,125.50 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $553.20 | $553.20 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $699.60 | $699.60 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $699.60 | $699.60 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $1,454.60 | $1,454.60 |
| Low Moor, VA | 1 | $4,271.00 | $4,271.00 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $699.60 | $699.60 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $2,142.40 | $2,142.40 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $686.32 | $686.32 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $1,351.00 | $1,351.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $2,661.00 | $2,661.00 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $2,367.50 | $2,367.50 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $1,451.59 | $1,451.59 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,090.67
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,731.82
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,897.50
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,167.88
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.