This analysis covers hospitals in Virginia. We're expanding to new states — check our latest findings or our Virginia and North Carolina pricing reports.

Lower price does not mean lower quality. Across 40 Virginia hospitals, facilities with below-average prices have an average CMS rating of 3.63 stars and 70.3% patient satisfaction. Hospitals with above-average prices average 3.39 stars and 68.6% satisfaction. The data shows the opposite of what most patients assume.

Best value: lowest prices with highest quality

These hospitals have 4 or 5 CMS stars AND the lowest average procedure prices in Virginia:

HospitalCMS RatingSatisfactionAvg PriceSafety
Sovah Health Danville2.0$4,786
Lewisgale Medical Center2.0$2,262
Mary Washington Hospital2.0$870

Worst value: highest prices with lowest quality

HospitalCMS RatingAvg PriceSafety
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER2.0$5,311No penalties
SOVAH HEALTH DANVILLE2.0$4,786No penalties
MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL2.0$870No penalties

The gap is striking. The best-value hospitals charge $617-$969 on average with 4-5 star ratings. The worst-value hospitals charge $4,786-$5,311 with 2-star ratings. You can pay 8x more and get measurably worse care.

Browse all hospitals and their quality ratings on our hospitals page.

Sources: hospital machine-readable files (45 CFR Part 180), CMS Hospital Compare, HCAHPS, CMS Cost Reports, and IRS Form 990 filings via ProPublica. Every number traces to a federal primary source — full methodology and direct links.

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