Summary

9 facilities within 25 miles of Richmond publish prices for PET Scan Whole Body. Cash prices range from $5,521 to $11,795 — a 2.1x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $5,218.

$5,521 lowest
$11,795 highest
Best Value

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Gloucester, VA · Riverside Health System · 0.2 mi

$5,521 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
77.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 77%. Cash price of $5,521 is near the statewide average of $5,218.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$5,521
2
Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$5,521
3
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$7,013
4
CJW Medical Center 4★ · 0.0 mi · For-profit
$11,794
5
Henrico Doctors' Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$11,795
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Riverside Health System Gloucester, VA · 0.2 mi $5,521 $11,042 2.0x 4/5 77.0% Nonprofit
2 Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Riverside Health System Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi $5,521 $11,042 2.0x 4/5 76.0% Nonprofit
3 Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $7,013 $11,689 1.67x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
4 CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $11,794 $11,794 1.0x 4/5 64.0% For-profit
5 Henrico Doctors' Hospital HCA Virginia Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $11,795 $11,795 1.0x 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
6 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Sentara Health Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 79.0% Nonprofit
7 Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford, VA · 0.2 mi 3/5 70.0% Nonprofit
8 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center HCA Virginia Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi 3/5 61.0% For-profit
9 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 PET Scan Whole Body. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Cash: $5,521
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem PPO Products $109 -$5,412
Anthem HMO Products $109 -$5,412
Humana Tricare $1,259 -$4,262
Johns Hopkins Health Plan Tricare $1,369 -$4,152
Molina Medicare Advantage $1,393 -$4,128
Veterans Administration Veterans Administration $1,393 -$4,128
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $1,421 -$4,100
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,434 -$4,087
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,434 -$4,087
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,434 -$4,087
Sentara Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,462 -$4,059
Aetna Managed Medicaid $1,884 -$3,637
Molina Managed Medicaid $1,884 -$3,637
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $1,884 -$3,637
Sentara Health Plans Managed Medicaid $1,932 -$3,589

7 additional plans not shown.

Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg

Cash: $5,521
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem HMO Products $109 -$5,412
Anthem PPO Products $109 -$5,412
Humana Tricare $1,259 -$4,262
Johns Hopkins Health Plan Tricare $1,369 -$4,152
Veterans Administration Veterans Administration $1,393 -$4,128
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $1,421 -$4,100
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,434 -$4,087
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,434 -$4,087
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,434 -$4,087
Sentara Health Plans Medicare Advantage $1,462 -$4,059
Aetna Managed Medicaid $1,884 -$3,637
Anthem Managed Medicaid $1,884 -$3,637
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $1,884 -$3,637
Sentara Health Plans Managed Medicaid $1,932 -$3,589
Humana Managed Medicaid $1,979 -$3,542

6 additional plans not shown.

CJW Medical Center

Cash: $11,794
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem HIX $342 -$11,452
Anthem HPN $434 -$11,360
Anthem HMO $470 -$11,324
Anthem PPO $470 -$11,324
Lifeworks MCR $2,241 -$9,553
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $2,453 -$9,341
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $2,595 -$9,199
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $3,331 -$8,463
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $3,331 -$8,463
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $3,331 -$8,463
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $3,331 -$8,463
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $4,128 -$7,666
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $5,307 -$6,487
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $7,076 -$4,718
Value Options COMM $7,076 -$4,718

9 additional plans not shown.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Cash: $11,795
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem HIX $354 -$11,440
Anthem HPN $450 -$11,345
Anthem HMO $488 -$11,307
Anthem PPO $488 -$11,307
Lifeworks MCR $2,241 -$9,554
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $2,453 -$9,342
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $2,595 -$9,200
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $3,331 -$8,464
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $3,331 -$8,464
UnitedHealthcare NewBusiness $3,331 -$8,464
UnitedHealthcare SmallBusiness $3,331 -$8,464
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $4,128 -$7,667
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $5,308 -$6,487
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $7,077 -$4,718
Aetna SharedSavings $7,135 -$4,660

7 additional plans not shown.

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,423
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,437
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,461
UnitedHealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,465
Sentara Health Plan Exchange $3,971
Sentara Health Plan Ppo $4,044
Sentara Health Plan Hmo/Pos $4,086
Anthem Anthem Exchange $4,712
Anthem Anthem Hmo $5,039
Anthem Anthem Ppo $5,249

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HIX $286
Anthem HMO $393
Anthem HPN $393
Anthem PPO $393
Aetna Broad $2,299
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $3,331

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 PET Scan Whole Body (CPT 78816). 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
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
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
Stafford Hospital, LLC 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.