Summary

10 facilities within 25 miles of Fairfax publish prices for Emergency Room Visit — Critical (Level 5). Cash prices range from $1,102 to $5,013 — a 4.5x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $2,342.

$1,102 lowest
$5,013 highest
Best Value

Novant Prince William Medical Center

Manassas, VA · Novant Health · 11.3 mi

$1,568 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 $1,568 is below the statewide average of $2,342.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Fauquier Hospital 3★ · 11.3 mi · For-profit
$1,102
2
Novant Prince William Medical Center 4★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$1,568
3
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital 5★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$1,778
4
Inova Loudoun Hospital 5★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$1,778
5
Inova Alexandria Hospital 4★ · 14.3 mi · Nonprofit
$1,778
6
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital 3★ · 14.3 mi · Nonprofit
$1,778
7
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center 4★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$2,815
8
Reston Hospital Center 3★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$4,389
9
Stonesprings Hospital Center 3★ · 11.3 mi · For-profit
$5,013
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA · 11.3 mi $1,102 $2,755 2.5x 3/5 62.0% For-profit
2 Novant Prince William Medical Center Novant Health Manassas, VA · 11.3 mi $1,568 $3,136 2.0x 4/5 64.0% Nonprofit
3 Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Inova Health System Fairfax, VA · 0.0 mi $1,778 $3,557 2.0x 5/5 79.0% Nonprofit
4 Inova Loudoun Hospital Inova Health System Leesburg, VA · 11.3 mi $1,778 $3,557 2.0x 5/5 76.0% Nonprofit
5 Inova Alexandria Hospital Inova Health System Alexandria, VA · 14.3 mi $1,778 $3,557 2.0x 4/5 70.0% Nonprofit
6 Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Inova Health System Alexandria, VA · 14.3 mi $1,778 $3,557 2.0x 3/5 67.0% Nonprofit
7 UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center UVA Health Haymarket, VA · 11.3 mi $2,815 $4,692 1.67x 4/5 76.0% Nonprofit
8 Reston Hospital Center HCA Virginia Reston, VA · 11.3 mi $4,389 $4,389 1.0x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
9 Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · 11.3 mi $5,013 $5,013 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 — Critical (Level 5). Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Novant Prince William Medical Center

Cash: $1,568
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TRICARE UVAMC & UVACHM & UVAPW & UVAHM - Tricare $173 -$1,395
Medicare UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $616 -$952
UnitedHealthcare UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $616 -$952
Anthem UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $616 -$952
Cigna UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $616 -$952
Kaiser Permanente UVAPW - Managed Medicare (Kaiser) $616 -$952
Aetna UVAPW - Managed Medicare - Aetna $622 -$946
Humana UVAPW - Managed Medicare (Humana) $628 -$940
Anthem UVAPW - Anthem Exchange $1,334 -$234
Aetna UVAPW & UVAHM - Aetna $1,486 -$82
Cigna $1,858 +$290

19 additional plans not shown.

UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center

Cash: $2,815
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TRICARE UVAMC & UVACHM & UVAPW & UVAHM - Tricare $177 -$2,639
Medicaid UVAMC - Managed Medicare (Innovage) $538 -$2,277
Aetna UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $597 -$2,218
Humana UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $597 -$2,218
Kaiser Permanente UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $597 -$2,218
Medicare UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $597 -$2,218
UnitedHealthcare UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $597 -$2,218
Anthem UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $597 -$2,218
Cigna UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $597 -$2,218
Anthem UVAMC - Anthem Exchange $1,348 -$1,468

30 additional plans not shown.

Reston Hospital Center

Cash: $4,389
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $500 -$3,889
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $1,229 -$3,160
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $1,975 -$2,414
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $2,634 -$1,756
Bright Health COMM $2,820 -$1,569
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $2,857 -$1,532
Cigna IFP $3,002 -$1,387
Virginia Health Network COMM $3,116 -$1,273
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $3,116 -$1,273
Virginia Health Network WC $3,116 -$1,273
CorVel WorkersComp $3,160 -$1,229
Anthem HIX $3,302 -$1,087
Anthem HPN $3,335 -$1,054
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $3,511 -$878
Anthem HMO $3,576 -$813

9 additional plans not shown.

Stonesprings Hospital Center

Cash: $5,013
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $500 -$4,513
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $1,564 -$3,449
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $2,256 -$2,757
Bright Health COMM $2,820 -$2,193
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $2,857 -$2,156
Cigna IFP $3,002 -$2,011
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $3,008 -$2,005
Anthem HIX $3,314 -$1,699
Anthem HPN $3,349 -$1,664
Virginia Health Network COMM $3,559 -$1,454
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $3,559 -$1,454
Virginia Health Network WC $3,559 -$1,454
Anthem HMO $3,591 -$1,422
Anthem PPO $3,591 -$1,422
CorVel WorkersComp $3,609 -$1,404

9 additional plans not shown.

Dominion Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Aetna BHCOMM $167
Aetna BHMGMCR $167
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $500
Optima Health HMO $5,530
Optima Health PPO.POS $5,530

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 — Critical (Level 5) (CPT 99285). 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.