Summary

13 facilities within 25 miles of Richmond publish prices for Hemoglobin A1C. Cash prices range from $38 to $438 — a 11.4x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $109.

$38 lowest
$438 highest
Best Value

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville, VA · Bon Secours Mercy Health · 0.2 mi

$62 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
65.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 65%. Cash price of $62 is below the statewide average of $109.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Stafford Hospital, LLC 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$38
2
Mary Washington Hospital 2★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$38
3
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$62
4
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$62
5
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$62
6
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$117
7
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · For-profit
$437
8
CJW Medical Center 4★ · 0.0 mi · For-profit
$438
9
Henrico Doctors' Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$438
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford, VA · 0.2 mi $38 $77 2.0x 3/5 70.0% Nonprofit
2 Mary Washington Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $38 $77 2.0x 2/5 61.0% Nonprofit
3 Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Mechanicsville, VA · 0.2 mi $62 $103 1.67x 4/5 65.0% Nonprofit
4 Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Midlothian, VA · 0.2 mi $62 $103 1.67x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
5 Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $62 $103 1.67x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
6 Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $117 $195 1.67x 68.0% Nonprofit
7 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center HCA Virginia Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $437 $437 1.0x 3/5 61.0% For-profit
8 CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $438 $438 1.0x 4/5 64.0% For-profit
9 Henrico Doctors' Hospital HCA Virginia Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $438 $438 1.0x 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
10 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Sentara Health Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 79.0% Nonprofit
11 Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Riverside Health System Gloucester, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 77.0% Nonprofit
12 Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Riverside Health System Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 76.0% Nonprofit
13 Medical College of Virginia Hospitals VCU Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi 4/5 74.0% Local government

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Hemoglobin A1C. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Cash: $437
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Humana TRCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $10 -$428
Devoted MCR $10 -$428
Humana MCR $10 -$428
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $10 -$428
Sentara Health MCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $10 -$428
Aetna MGMCR $10 -$428
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $10 -$428
Anthem MGMCR $10 -$427
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $10 -$427
Cigna MCR $10 -$427
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $10 -$427
Align Senior Care MGMCR $10 -$427

23 additional plans not shown.

CJW Medical Center

Cash: $438
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TriAtlantic TRICR $8 -$430
Health Net TRICR $9 -$429
Humana TRCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $10 -$428
Devoted MCR $10 -$428
Humana MCR $10 -$428
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $10 -$428
Sentara Health MCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $10 -$428
Aetna MGMCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $10 -$428
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $10 -$428

29 additional plans not shown.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Cash: $438
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TriAtlantic TRICR $8 -$430
Health Net TRICR $9 -$429
Humana TRCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $10 -$428
Devoted MCR $10 -$428
Humana MCR $10 -$428
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $10 -$428
Optum Transplant OON $10 -$428
Sentara Health MCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $10 -$428
Aetna MGMCR $10 -$428
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $10 -$428

29 additional plans not shown.

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem Anthem Exchange $10
Anthem Anthem Hmo $10
Anthem Anthem Ppo $10
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $10
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $10
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $10
UnitedHealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $10
UnitedHealthcare Options Ppo $17
UnitedHealthcare All Commercial Plans $17

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HMO Products $10
Anthem PPO Products $10
Humana Tricare $10
Veterans Administration Veterans Administration $10

Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HMO Products $10
Anthem PPO Products $10
Veterans Administration Veterans Administration $10

Medical College of Virginia Hospitals

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
SENTARA HMO $10

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 Hemoglobin A1C (CPT 83036). 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
Stafford Hospital, LLC Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Mary Washington Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
CJW Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Henrico Doctors' Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Local government 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.