Summary

12 facilities within 25 miles of Richmond publish prices for MRI Cervical Spine without Contrast. Cash prices range from $1,499 to $7,811 — a 5.2x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $2,808.

$1,499 lowest
$7,811 highest
Best Value

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville, VA · Bon Secours Mercy Health · 0.2 mi

$1,229 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 $1,229 is below the statewide average of $2,808.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$1,229
2
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$1,229
3
Stafford Hospital, LLC 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$1,499
4
Mary Washington Hospital 2★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$1,499
5
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$2,087
6
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$2,087
7
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · For-profit
$7,717
8
Henrico Doctors' Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$7,737
9
CJW Medical Center 4★ · 0.0 mi · For-profit
$7,811
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Mechanicsville, VA · 0.2 mi $1,229 $2,049 1.67x 4/5 65.0% Nonprofit
2 Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $1,229 $2,049 1.67x 68.0% Nonprofit
3 Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford, VA · 0.2 mi $1,499 $2,998 2.0x 3/5 70.0% Nonprofit
4 Mary Washington Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $1,499 $2,998 2.0x 2/5 61.0% Nonprofit
5 Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Midlothian, VA · 0.2 mi $2,087 $3,479 1.67x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
6 Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $2,087 $3,479 1.67x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
7 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center HCA Virginia Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $7,717 $7,717 1.0x 3/5 61.0% For-profit
8 Henrico Doctors' Hospital HCA Virginia Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $7,737 $7,737 1.0x 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
9 CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $7,811 $7,811 1.0x 4/5 64.0% For-profit
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

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for MRI Cervical Spine without Contrast. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Cash: $7,717
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem HIX $505 -$7,212
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $518 -$7,199
Anthem HMO $695 -$7,023
Anthem HPN $695 -$7,023
Anthem PPO $695 -$7,023
Lifeworks MCR $1,466 -$6,251
Aetna Broad $1,915 -$5,802
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $2,161 -$5,556
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,701 -$5,016
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $3,473 -$4,244
Kaiser Permanente COMM $4,553 -$3,164
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $4,630 -$3,087
Virginia Health Network COMM $5,016 -$2,701
Virginia Health Network WC $5,016 -$2,701
Multiplan MPI $5,479 -$2,238

6 additional plans not shown.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Cash: $7,737
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $518 -$7,219
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $518 -$7,219
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $518 -$7,219
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $518 -$7,219
Anthem HIX $626 -$7,111
Anthem HPN $795 -$6,942
Anthem HMO $861 -$6,876
Anthem PPO $861 -$6,876
Aetna SharedSavings $1,387 -$6,350
Lifeworks MCR $1,470 -$6,267
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $1,609 -$6,128
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,702 -$6,035
Aetna Broad $1,866 -$5,871
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,708 -$5,029
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $3,482 -$4,255

7 additional plans not shown.

CJW Medical Center

Cash: $7,811
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem HIX $209 -$7,602
Anthem HPN $266 -$7,545
Anthem HMO $288 -$7,523
Anthem PPO $288 -$7,523
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $518 -$7,293
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $518 -$7,293
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $518 -$7,293
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $518 -$7,293
Aetna SharedSavings $1,387 -$6,424
Lifeworks MCR $1,484 -$6,327
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $1,625 -$6,186
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $1,718 -$6,093
Aetna Broad $1,866 -$5,945
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $2,734 -$5,077
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $3,515 -$4,296

9 additional plans not shown.

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $237
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $240
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $244
UnitedHealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $244
Anthem Anthem Exchange $786
Anthem Anthem Hmo $841
Anthem Anthem Ppo $876
Sentara Health Plan Exchange $1,407
Sentara Health Plan Ppo $1,432
Sentara Health Plan Hmo/Pos $1,447

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HMO Products $67
Anthem PPO Products $67
Aetna All Commerical Products $1,389

Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HMO Products $67
Anthem PPO Products $67
Aetna All Commerical Products $1,389

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 MRI Cervical Spine without Contrast (CPT 72141). 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 Memorial Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Stafford Hospital, LLC Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Mary Washington Hospital 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
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Henrico Doctors' Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
CJW Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
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

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.