Summary

7 facilities within 25 miles of Roanoke publish prices for Emergency Room Visit — Moderate (Level 3). Cash prices range from $421 to $1,272 — a 3.0x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $1,170.

Choosing the lowest-priced facility over the highest saves $851.

$421 lowest
$1,272 highest
Best Value

Carilion Giles Community Hospital

Pearisburg, VA · Carilion Clinic · 0.1 mi

$792 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
83.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 83%. Cash price of $792 is below the statewide average of $1,170.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital 3★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$421
2
Sovah Health Danville 2★ · 0.1 mi · For-profit
$570
3
Carilion Giles Community Hospital 4★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$792
4
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center 4★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$792
5
Carilion Medical Center 4★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$792
6
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital 3★ · 0.1 mi · Nonprofit
$792
7
Lewisgale Medical Center 2★ · 0.1 mi · For-profit
$1,272
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital Sentara Health South Boston, VA · 0.1 mi $421 $842 2.0x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
2 Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA · 0.1 mi $570 $1,424 2.5x 2/5 59.0% For-profit
3 Carilion Giles Community Hospital Carilion Clinic Pearisburg, VA · 0.1 mi $792 $1,320 1.67x 4/5 83.0% Nonprofit
4 Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Carilion Clinic Christiansburg, VA · 0.1 mi $792 $1,320 1.67x 4/5 69.0% Nonprofit
5 Carilion Medical Center Carilion Clinic Roanoke, VA · 0.0 mi $792 $1,320 1.67x 4/5 66.0% Nonprofit
6 Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Carilion Clinic Lexington, VA · 0.1 mi $792 $1,320 1.67x 3/5 75.0% Nonprofit
7 Lewisgale Medical Center HCA Virginia Salem, VA · 0.1 mi $1,272 $1,272 1.0x 2/5 57.0% For-profit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Emergency Room Visit — Moderate (Level 3). Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

Cash: $421
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $274 -$147
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $276 -$144
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $281 -$140
UnitedHealthcare Snp Medicare Managed Care Plan $282 -$139
Anthem Anthem Exchange $860 +$439
Anthem Anthem Hmo $925 +$504
Anthem Anthem Ppo $954 +$533

Carilion Giles Community Hospital

Cash: $792
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Managed Medicaid $51 -$741
Sentara Health Plan Managed Medicaid $52 -$740
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
ABH of VA (formerly Coventry) Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Humana Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Humana Dual Eligible $244 -$548
Humana Tricare $248 -$544
Humana Medicare Advantage $254 -$538
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $254 -$538
Aetna Medicare Advantage $257 -$535
Anthem Medicare Advantage $257 -$535
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Advantage $261 -$531
Aetna Exchange $634 -$158
Aetna Choice POS II $685 -$107

15 additional plans not shown.

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center

Cash: $792
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Managed Medicaid $51 -$741
Sentara Health Plan Managed Medicaid $52 -$740
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
ABH of VA (formerly Coventry) Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Humana Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Aetna Medicare Advantage $234 -$558
Humana Dual Eligible $244 -$548
Humana Tricare $248 -$544
Humana Medicare Advantage $254 -$538
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $254 -$538
Anthem Medicare Advantage $257 -$535
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Advantage $261 -$531
Aetna Exchange $634 -$158
UnitedHealthcare Commercial $662 -$130

15 additional plans not shown.

Carilion Medical Center

Cash: $792
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Anthem Managed Medicaid $51 -$741
Sentara Health Plan Managed Medicaid $52 -$740
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
ABH of VA (formerly Coventry) Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Humana Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Humana Dual Eligible $244 -$548
Humana Tricare $248 -$544
Humana Medicare Advantage $254 -$538
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $254 -$538
Anthem Medicare Advantage $257 -$535
Aetna Medicare Advantage $257 -$535
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Advantage $261 -$531
Aetna Exchange $634 -$158
UnitedHealthcare Commercial $662 -$130

15 additional plans not shown.

Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital

Cash: $792
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Medicaid Traditional Medicaid $49 -$743
Virginia Premier - CCC Plus CCC Plus $49 -$743
Virginia Premier Managed Medicaid $50 -$742
HealthKeepers Plus Managed Medicaid $51 -$741
Aetna Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Community Plan Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Intotal Health Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Magellan Complete Care Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Magellan Complete Care MLTSS/CCC+ $53 -$739
Medicaid Managed Medicaid $53 -$739
Humana Dual Eligible $227 -$565
Humana Medicare Advantage $232 -$560
Medicare Traditional Medicare $232 -$560
Anthem Medicare Advantage $243 -$549

20 additional plans not shown.

Lewisgale Medical Center

Cash: $1,272
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Virginia Health Network ULTRA $445 -$827
UnitedHealthcare OptionsPPO $483 -$789
UnitedHealthcare GlobalBenefitPlan $572 -$700
Greenvbrier Sporting Club COMM $763 -$509
Cigna HMO $787 -$485
Cigna PPO $787 -$485
Virginia Health Network COMM $903 -$369
Virginia Health Network WC $903 -$369
CorVel WorkersComp $916 -$356
CSX Hotels Product $1,018 -$254
OccuNet Workers Comp WorkersComp $1,018 -$254
Health Payors Organization COMM $1,081 -$191
4Most COMM $1,145 -$127
Alleghany Highland Community COMM $1,145 -$127
American Postal Workers Union COMM $1,145 -$127

14 additional plans not shown.

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 Emergency Room Visit — Moderate (Level 3) (CPT 99283). 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
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Sovah Health Danville For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Carilion Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Lewisgale Medical Center For-profit 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.