Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is a 5-star nonprofit hospital in Charlottesville, VA, part of the Sentara Health health system. It publishes prices for 59 common procedures, with cash prices ranging from $4 to $7,922. 78.0% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10.
If you have Anthem or UnitedHealthcare, your out-of-pocket costs at this hospital could be significantly higher than with other insurers — those plans negotiate rates nearly triple what Aetna, Humana, or Sentara Health Plan pay for the same procedures. Before you schedule, call your insurance company and ask what they'll pay at Martha Jefferson for your specific procedure. Also ask Martha Jefferson's billing department for the cash price; if you're uninsured or considering self-pay, you'll typically pay around $1,150 for an average procedure here, which is roughly half the gross charge.
The hospital offers substantial charity care — over $5 million annually — but there's no publicly stated income threshold to qualify. If cost is a real barrier, call their financial assistance line before or right after scheduling and ask if you qualify; many people who could get help never ask. The hospital's readmission rates are better than average, which is a good sign they follow up well after procedures.
Written from data as of 2026-07-30. Prices above are current; figures quoted in this summary reflect that date.
Quality★★★★★CMS 5-star rating
Patient experience78.0%rated 9 or 10 out of 10
SafetyPenalizedbottom 25% for patient safety
Medicare cost-8%below national avg
Safety at this hospital, versus the national average
Safer than average on 2 of 6 metrics. The rest are close to the national rate.
MRSA
About the same as the national rate
C. diff
65% fewer infections than the national rate
Bloodstream
About the same as the national rate
Mortality
About the same as the national rate
Readmissions
Better than the national rate
Medicare quality
38 / 100 · at the national median
SaferNational averageWorse
Source: CMS Hospital Compare — Healthcare-Associated Infections, Mortality & Readmissions, Value-Based Purchasing (FY 2026). Bars show how this hospital compares to the national rate for each metric.
Address: 500 Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Phone: 757-233-4500
Type: Hospital · 150 beds · Emergency services
What they charge
Every price below is published by Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in their federally mandated machine-readable file. Click any procedure to compare with nearby hospitals. Prices as of Apr 2026.
Procedure codes generally cover the procedure itself. Other services that often appear on the same bill are listed under separate codes — for example:
Anesthesia(CPT 00xxx)
Pathology, if a sample is taken (CPT 88xxx)
Drugs administered during the visit (J-codes)
Facility vs. professional split — one charge from the hospital, another from the doctor
Room and board, if the procedure is inpatient
Asking what other codes might appear on the bill is a useful follow-up so the total is not a surprise. Once you receive the bill, asking for an itemized statement listing each service code separately makes it easier to match against the disclosed prices above.
Observations about billing-code conventions. Not medical advice. Not legal advice.
Citing this price when you call
A way some patients have asked Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital to apply the disclosed cash price to a self-pay visit.
Cite the disclosed cash price.
Reference the specific procedure from the table above. Each cash price was published by Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in its federally-mandated machine-readable file under 45 CFR 180.50.
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Not medical advice. Not legal advice. The cash prices shown are published by the hospital under 45 CFR 180; HospitalCost displays them as published.
What your insurance pays here
Average negotiated rates by insurance plan. If the cash price above is lower and you haven't met your deductible, ask billing about paying cash.
Insurance plan
Procedures covered
Avg negotiated rate
Rate range
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan
90
$2,965
$3 — $27,798
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan
90
$2,957
$3 — $27,732
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan
90
$2,908
$3 — $27,268
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan
90
$2,880
$3 — $27,004
Anthem Anthem Exchange
85
$9,443
$6 — $83,716
Anthem Anthem Hmo
85
$10,154
$6 — $90,017
Anthem Anthem Ppo
85
$10,918
$7 — $96,795
UnitedHealthcare All Commercial Plans
59
$8,138
$4 — $29,725
Aetna All Commercial Plans
54
$2,949
$9 — $7,300
Cigna Ppo/Pos
30
$3,345
$1,010 — $6,716
The financial picture
What this hospital earns, spends on charity care, and pays its executives.
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Prices from Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital's published machine-readable file, dated Apr 2026. Quality and financial data from CMS Hospital Compare, Cost Reports, and IRS Form 990 via ProPublica, compiled August 2026. Full methodology →