Summary

9 facilities within 25 miles of Fairfax publish prices for Ferritin Level. Cash prices range from $78 to $355 — a 4.6x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $125.

Choosing the lowest-priced facility over the highest saves $277. The lowest-priced facility (UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center) has a 4-star CMS quality rating — lower price does not mean lower quality.

$78 lowest
$355 highest
Best Value

UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket, VA · UVA Health · 11.3 mi

$78 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
76.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 76%. Cash price of $78 is below the statewide average of $125.

All facilities ranked by price

1
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center 4★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$78
2
Novant Prince William Medical Center 4★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$123
3
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital 5★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$136
4
Inova Loudoun Hospital 5★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$136
5
Inova Alexandria Hospital 4★ · 14.3 mi · Nonprofit
$136
6
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital 3★ · 14.3 mi · Nonprofit
$136
7
Stonesprings Hospital Center 3★ · 11.3 mi · For-profit
$210
8
Reston Hospital Center 3★ · 11.3 mi · Nonprofit
$212
9
Dominion Hospital · 0.4 mi · For-profit
$355
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center UVA Health Haymarket, VA · 11.3 mi $78 $130 1.67x 4/5 76.0% Nonprofit
2 Novant Prince William Medical Center Novant Health Manassas, VA · 11.3 mi $123 $246 2.0x 4/5 64.0% Nonprofit
3 Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Inova Health System Fairfax, VA · 0.0 mi $136 $271 2.0x 5/5 79.0% Nonprofit
4 Inova Loudoun Hospital Inova Health System Leesburg, VA · 11.3 mi $136 $271 2.0x 5/5 76.0% Nonprofit
5 Inova Alexandria Hospital Inova Health System Alexandria, VA · 14.3 mi $136 $271 2.0x 4/5 70.0% Nonprofit
6 Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Inova Health System Alexandria, VA · 14.3 mi $136 $271 2.0x 3/5 67.0% Nonprofit
7 Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA · 11.3 mi $210 $210 1.0x 3/5 76.0% For-profit
8 Reston Hospital Center HCA Virginia Reston, VA · 11.3 mi $212 $212 1.0x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
9 Dominion Hospital HCA Virginia Falls Church, VA · 0.4 mi $355 $355 1.0x For-profit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Ferritin Level. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center

Cash: $78
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicaid UVAMC - Managed Medicare (Innovage) $12 -$66
Anthem UVAMC - Anthem (PPO PAR HMO) $14 -$64
Anthem UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$64
Cigna UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$64
Humana UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$64
Kaiser Permanente UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$64
Medicare UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$64
Aetna UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$64
Anthem UVAMC - Anthem Exchange $14 -$64
UnitedHealthcare UVAMC - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$64
UnitedHealthcare UVAMC - Anthem (PPO PAR HMO) $14 -$64

31 additional plans not shown.

Novant Prince William Medical Center

Cash: $123
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare $11 -$112
Anthem UVAPW - Anthem Exchange $14 -$109
Anthem UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$109
Cigna UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$109
Medicare UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$109
UnitedHealthcare UVAPW - Managed Medicare (various) $14 -$109
Kaiser Permanente UVAPW - Managed Medicare (Kaiser) $14 -$109
TRICARE UVAMC & UVACHM & UVAPW & UVAHM - Tricare $14 -$109
Aetna UVAPW - Managed Medicare - Aetna $14 -$109
Humana UVAPW - Managed Medicare (Humana) $14 -$109

17 additional plans not shown.

Stonesprings Hospital Center

Cash: $210
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Humana TRCR $10 -$200
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $14 -$197
Devoted MCR $14 -$197
Humana MCR $14 -$197
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $14 -$197
Sentara Health MCR $14 -$197
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $14 -$197
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $14 -$197
Aetna MGMCR $14 -$196
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $14 -$196
Anthem MGMCR $14 -$196
Cigna MCR $14 -$196
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $14 -$196
Align Senior Care MGMCR $15 -$196
Bright Health COMM $29 -$181

19 additional plans not shown.

Reston Hospital Center

Cash: $212
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $14 -$199
Devoted MCR $14 -$199
Humana MCR $14 -$199
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $14 -$199
Sentara Health MCR $14 -$199
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $14 -$199
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $14 -$199
Aetna MGMCR $14 -$198
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $14 -$198
Anthem MGMCR $14 -$198
Cigna MCR $14 -$198
DaVita Village Health MCR $14 -$198
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $14 -$198
Align Senior Care MGMCR $15 -$198
Pyramid Life MGMCR $15 -$198

22 additional plans not shown.

Dominion Hospital

Cash: $355
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Devoted MCR $14 -$342
Humana MCR $14 -$342
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $14 -$342
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $14 -$342
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $14 -$341
Cigna MCR $14 -$341
DaVita Village Health MCR $14 -$341
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $14 -$341
Align Senior Care MGMCR $15 -$341
Pyramid Life MGMCR $15 -$341
Humana TRCR $15 -$341
Managed Health Network TRICARE $15 -$340
CareFirst HMO $167 -$188
CareFirst RPN $178 -$178
Aetna BHCOMM $213 -$142

10 additional plans not shown.

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 Ferritin Level (CPT 82728). 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
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
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
Stonesprings Hospital Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Reston Hospital Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
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.