Summary

10 facilities within 25 miles of Richmond publish prices for Kidney Stone Lithotripsy. Cash prices range from $16,566 to $17,733 — a 1.1x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $12,982.

$16,566 lowest
$17,733 highest
Best Value

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville, VA · Bon Secours Mercy Health · 0.2 mi

$17,733 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 $17,733 is near the statewide average of $12,982.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$16,566
2
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$16,651
3
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$17,733
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $16,566 $27,610 1.67x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
2 Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Midlothian, VA · 0.2 mi $16,651 $27,752 1.67x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
3 Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Mechanicsville, VA · 0.2 mi $17,733 $29,556 1.67x 4/5 65.0% Nonprofit
4 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Sentara Health Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 79.0% Nonprofit
5 Medical College of Virginia Hospitals VCU Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi 4/5 74.0% Local government
6 CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi 4/5 64.0% For-profit
7 Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford, VA · 0.2 mi 3/5 70.0% Nonprofit
8 Henrico Doctors' Hospital HCA Virginia Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
9 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center HCA Virginia Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi 3/5 61.0% For-profit
10 Mary Washington Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi 2/5 61.0% Nonprofit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

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

Bon Secours St Marys Hospital

Cash: $16,566
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare $5,379 -$11,186
UnitedHealthcare $5,379 -$11,186
UnitedHealthcare $5,379 -$11,186
Aetna $5,379 -$11,186
Aetna $5,379 -$11,186
Humana $5,487 -$11,079
Humana $5,487 -$11,079

Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center

Cash: $16,651
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare $5,231 -$11,420
UnitedHealthcare $5,231 -$11,420
Humana $5,231 -$11,420
UnitedHealthcare $5,231 -$11,420
Aetna $5,231 -$11,420
Humana $5,336 -$11,315

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Cash: $17,733
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare $5,379 -$12,354
Aetna $5,379 -$12,354
UnitedHealthcare $5,379 -$12,354
UnitedHealthcare $5,379 -$12,354
Humana $5,487 -$12,246

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $5,336
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $5,388
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $5,480
UnitedHealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $5,493
Anthem Anthem Exchange $17,667
Anthem Anthem Hmo $18,895
Anthem Anthem Ppo $19,683
UnitedHealthcare All Commercial Plans $21,639
UnitedHealthcare Options Ppo $23,971

Medical College of Virginia Hospitals

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem MANAGED MEDICAID $4,281
SENTARA MANAGED MEDICAID $4,281
Aetna MANAGED MEDICAID $4,324
UnitedHealthcare MANAGED MEDICAID $4,366
MOLINA MANAGED MEDICAID $4,495
CLEAR SPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,505
MOLINA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,505
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,854
Anthem MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,854
Cigna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,902
SENTARA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $4,912
UnitedHealthcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DSNP $5,048
Humana MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5,097

CJW Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $4,200
Lifeworks MCR $4,450
Cigna IFP $5,968
Anthem HIX $6,153
Bright Health COMM $7,130
Aetna SharedSavings $7,332
Anthem HPN $7,807
Optima Health HMO $8,061
Optima Health POS $8,061
Optima Health PPO $8,061
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $8,449
Anthem HMO $8,463
Anthem PPO $8,463
Oscar COMM $8,800
Cigna HMO $9,000

5 additional plans not shown.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $4,200
Lifeworks MCR $4,450
Cigna IFP $5,968
Anthem HIX $6,369
Bright Health COMM $7,130
Aetna SharedSavings $7,332
Optima Health HMO $8,061
Optima Health POS $8,061
Optima Health PPO $8,061
Anthem HPN $8,081
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $8,449
Anthem HMO $8,761
Anthem PPO $8,761
Oscar COMM $8,800
Cigna HMO $9,000

5 additional plans not shown.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Cigna IFP $3,454
Lifeworks MCR $4,450
Anthem HIX $4,938
Cigna HMO $6,084
Cigna PPO $6,084
Anthem HMO $6,791
Anthem HPN $6,791
Anthem PPO $6,791
Bright Health COMM $7,130
Optima Health HMO $8,061
Optima Health POS $8,061
Optima Health PPO $8,061
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $8,278
Aetna Broad $12,406

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 Kidney Stone Lithotripsy (CPT 52353). 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
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Local government N/A (for-profit)
CJW Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Stafford Hospital, LLC Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Henrico Doctors' Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Mary Washington Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application

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.