Summary

12 facilities within 25 miles of Richmond publish prices for Therapeutic Activities. Cash prices range from $49 to $368 — a 7.5x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $137.

$49 lowest
$368 highest
Best Value

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville, VA · Bon Secours Mercy Health · 0.2 mi

$169 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 $169 is near the statewide average of $137.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Stafford Hospital, LLC 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$49
2
Mary Washington Hospital 2★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$49
3
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$169
4
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$169
5
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$169
6
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$169
7
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · For-profit
$173
8
CJW Medical Center 4★ · 0.0 mi · For-profit
$367
9
Henrico Doctors' Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$368
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford, VA · 0.2 mi $49 $98 2.0x 3/5 70.0% Nonprofit
2 Mary Washington Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $49 $98 2.0x 2/5 61.0% Nonprofit
3 Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Mechanicsville, VA · 0.2 mi $169 $281 1.67x 4/5 65.0% Nonprofit
4 Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Midlothian, VA · 0.2 mi $169 $281 1.67x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
5 Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $169 $281 1.67x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
6 Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $169 $281 1.67x 68.0% Nonprofit
7 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center HCA Virginia Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi $173 $173 1.0x 3/5 61.0% For-profit
8 CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $367 $367 1.0x 4/5 64.0% For-profit
9 Henrico Doctors' Hospital HCA Virginia Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $368 $368 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

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

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

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Cash: $173
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Bright Health COMM $28 -$145
Lifeworks MCR $33 -$140
Humana TRCR $33 -$140
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $34 -$139
Devoted MCR $36 -$137
Humana MCR $36 -$137
Sentara Health MCR $36 -$137
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $36 -$137
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $36 -$137
Aetna MGMCR $36 -$137
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $36 -$136
Anthem MGMCR $37 -$136
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $37 -$136
Cigna MCR $37 -$136
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $37 -$135

15 additional plans not shown.

CJW Medical Center

Cash: $367
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TriAtlantic TRICR $29 -$338
Health Net TRICR $33 -$334
Humana TRCR $33 -$334
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $34 -$333
Devoted MCR $36 -$331
Humana MCR $36 -$331
Sentara Health MCR $36 -$331
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $36 -$331
Aetna MGMCR $36 -$331
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $36 -$331
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $36 -$331
Cigna MCR $37 -$330
DaVita Village Health MCR $37 -$330
Clear Spring Health Plan MCR $37 -$330
Align Senior Care MGMCR $38 -$329

18 additional plans not shown.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Cash: $368
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
TriAtlantic TRICR $29 -$339
Health Net TRICR $31 -$337
Evernorth Behavioral Health MCR $33 -$335
Humana TRCR $33 -$335
Johns Hopkins UniformedServicesFamilyHealthPlan $34 -$334
Devoted MCR $36 -$332
Humana MCR $36 -$332
Optum Transplant OON $36 -$332
Sentara Health MCR $36 -$332
UnitedHealthcare VACCN $36 -$332
Aetna MGMCR $36 -$332
UnitedHealthcare MGMCR $36 -$332
Virginia Premier Health MGMCR $36 -$332
OptumHealth Transplant MCR $37 -$331
Cigna MCR $37 -$331

18 additional plans not shown.

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $35
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $36
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $36
UnitedHealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $36
Sentara Health Plan Hmo/Pos $43
Sentara Health Plan Ppo $45
Sentara Health Plan Exchange $45

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HMO Products $34
Anthem PPO Products $34
Molina Medicare Advantage $45
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $46
Aetna Medicare Advantage $46
Anthem Medicare Advantage $46
Humana Medicare Advantage $46
Sentara Health Plans Medicare Advantage $47
Sentara Health Plans All Commerical Products $57
Aetna All Commerical Products $84

Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Anthem HMO Products $34
Anthem PPO Products $34
Molina Medicare Advantage $45
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $46
Aetna Medicare Advantage $46
Anthem Medicare Advantage $46
Humana Medicare Advantage $46
Sentara Health Plans Medicare Advantage $47
Sentara Health Plans All Commerical Products $57
Aetna All Commerical Products $84

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 Therapeutic Activities (CPT 97530). 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

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.