Summary

10 facilities within 25 miles of Fairfax publish prices for Emergency Room Visit — Moderate (Level 3). Cash prices range from $446 to $3,149 — a 7.1x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $1,170.

$446 lowest
$3,149 highest
Best Value

Novant Prince William Medical Center

Manassas, VA · Novant Health · 11.3 mi

$684 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
64.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 64%. Cash price of $684 is below the statewide average of $1,170.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Fauquier Hospital 3★ · 11.3 mi · For-profit
$446
2
Novant Prince William Medical Center 4★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$684
3
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital 5★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$920
4
Inova Loudoun Hospital 5★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$920
5
Inova Alexandria Hospital 4★ · 14.3 mi · Nonprofit
$920
6
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital 3★ · 14.3 mi · Nonprofit
$920
7
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center 4★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$1,037
8
Reston Hospital Center 3★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$2,757
9
Stonesprings Hospital Center 3★ · 11.3 mi · For-profit
$3,149
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA · 11.3 mi $446 $1,114 2.5x 3/5 62.0% For-profit
2 Novant Prince William Medical Center Novant Health Manassas, VA · 11.3 mi $684 $1,369 2.0x 4/5 64.0% Nonprofit
3 Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Inova Health System Fairfax, VA · 0.0 mi $920 $1,839 2.0x 5/5 79.0% Nonprofit
4 Inova Loudoun Hospital Inova Health System Leesburg, VA · 11.3 mi $920 $1,839 2.0x 5/5 76.0% Nonprofit
5 Inova Alexandria Hospital Inova Health System Alexandria, VA · 14.3 mi $920 $1,839 2.0x 4/5 70.0% Nonprofit
6 Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Inova Health System Alexandria, VA · 14.3 mi $920 $1,839 2.0x 3/5 67.0% Nonprofit
7 UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center UVA Health Haymarket, VA · 11.3 mi $1,037 $1,728 1.67x 4/5 76.0% Nonprofit
8 Reston Hospital Center HCA Virginia Reston, VA · 11.3 mi $2,757 $2,757 1.0x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
9 Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · 11.3 mi $3,149 $3,149 1.0x 3/5 76.0% For-profit
10 Dominion Hospital HCA Virginia Falls Church, VA · 0.4 mi For-profit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Emergency Room Visit — Moderate (Level 3). Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Novant Prince William Medical Center

Cash: $684
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TRICARE UVAMC & UVACHM & UVAPW & UVAHM - Tricare $71 -$614
Cigna UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $282 -$402
Medicare UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $282 -$402
Anthem UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $282 -$402
Kaiser Permanente UVAPW - Managed Medicare (Kaiser) $282 -$402
UnitedHealthcare UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $282 -$402
Aetna UVAPW - Managed Medicare - Aetna $285 -$399
Humana UVAPW - Managed Medicare (Humana) $288 -$396
Anthem UVAPW - Anthem Exchange $611 -$73
Aetna UVAPW & UVAHM - Aetna $649 -$36
Cigna UVAPW & UVAHM - Cigna (IFP) $671 -$14

19 additional plans not shown.

UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center

Cash: $1,037
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TRICARE UVAMC & UVACHM & UVAPW & UVAHM - Tricare $72 -$965
Medicaid UVAMC - Managed Medicare (Innovage) $246 -$790
Aetna UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $274 -$763
Anthem UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $274 -$763
Medicare UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $274 -$763
Cigna UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $274 -$763
Humana UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $274 -$763
Kaiser Permanente UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $274 -$763
UnitedHealthcare UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $274 -$763

30 additional plans not shown.

Reston Hospital Center

Cash: $2,757
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $500 -$2,257
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $772 -$1,985
Bright Health COMM $899 -$1,858
Anthem HIX $1,094 -$1,663
Anthem HPN $1,105 -$1,652
Anthem HMO $1,186 -$1,571
Anthem PPO $1,186 -$1,571
Cigna IFP $1,221 -$1,536
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $1,241 -$1,516
CareFirst HMO $1,317 -$1,440
CareFirst RPN $1,317 -$1,440
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $1,654 -$1,103
Cigna HMO $1,920 -$837
Cigna PPO $1,920 -$837
Aetna Broad $1,941 -$816

9 additional plans not shown.

Stonesprings Hospital Center

Cash: $3,149
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $500 -$2,649
Bright Health COMM $899 -$2,250
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $982 -$2,166
Anthem HIX $1,097 -$2,052
Anthem HPN $1,108 -$2,041
Anthem HMO $1,189 -$1,960
Anthem PPO $1,189 -$1,960
Cigna IFP $1,221 -$1,928
CareFirst HMO $1,317 -$1,832
CareFirst RPN $1,317 -$1,832
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $1,417 -$1,732
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $1,889 -$1,260
Cigna HMO $1,920 -$1,229
Cigna PPO $1,920 -$1,229
Aetna Broad $1,941 -$1,208

9 additional plans not shown.

Dominion Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Aetna BHCOMM $60
Aetna BHMGMCR $60
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $500
Optima Health HMO $2,435
Optima Health PPO.POS $2,435

Before you call

The data in this report is from each hospital's publicly filed prices. Here's how to use it.

Confirm the price

Call the hospital's billing department and ask for a price estimate or Good Faith Estimate for Emergency Room Visit — Moderate (Level 3) (CPT 99283). Under federal law, they must provide this. Compare it to the published price in this report.

Ask about cash pay

If you haven't met your deductible, ask for the cash/self-pay rate. At many hospitals, the cash price is lower than the insurance-negotiated rate. You can see this in the insurance table above — some negotiated rates exceed the cash price.

Compare before you schedule

You are not required to use the facility your doctor referred you to. You can request a referral to any in-network facility. The same procedure, same quality — sometimes at a fraction of the price.

Ask about financial help

Most nonprofit hospitals in Virginia offer financial assistance to patients based on household income. This is separate from insurance — even insured patients can qualify. Ask billing for their Financial Assistance Policy.

Financial assistance by facility

Nonprofit hospitals are legally required to have financial assistance programs. Below is what we know about each facility's charitable care.

Facility Status Charity Care Provided How to Apply
Fauquier Hospital For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Novant Prince William Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Inova Loudoun Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Inova Alexandria Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Reston Hospital Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Stonesprings Hospital Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Dominion Hospital For-profit N/A (for-profit)

What to do next

  1. Identify your top 2-3 facilities based on price, quality rating, and distance. The data in this report shows that lower price does not mean lower quality — check the star ratings.
  2. Call billing before you schedule. Confirm the published price. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Ask whether there's a prompt-pay or cash-pay discount beyond the listed rate.
  3. Check your deductible status. If you haven't met your deductible, compare the cash rate to what you'd owe through insurance. In some cases, paying cash is cheaper than using your plan.
  4. Apply for financial assistance if your household income is under $60,000-$125,000 (thresholds vary). Most eligible patients never apply because they don't know the program exists.
  5. Get everything in writing. Before your procedure, get a written price estimate. After, review the bill line by line. Roughly 80% of hospital bills contain errors (Becker's Hospital Review).

Data sources

Hospital prices
Published machine-readable files, required under CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR Part 180)
Quality ratings
CMS Hospital Compare, updated quarterly
Patient satisfaction
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems)
Financial data
CMS Cost Reports (charity care, revenue) and IRS 990 filings (officer compensation)

This report is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Every price shown is a price a hospital published — not an estimate. Actual out-of-pocket costs depend on your insurance plan, deductible status, and clinical circumstances. Consult your healthcare provider and insurer before making decisions.