State Price Transparency Index

Virginia Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Virginia healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 74
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price +7% near the U.S. average
How Virginia prices compare 142 procedures · +7% vs U.S. median
Hip or knee replacement
U.S. median
$19,245
In Virginia
$28,073
+$8,828 more here
U.S.
VA

Across 142 shoppable procedures, Virginia hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Virginia

Best value: Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute (Danville) — about 33% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Virginia

Across the 82 Virginia hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 74 of 82 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 73 of 82 hospitals
Humana 72 of 82 hospitals
Cigna 66 of 82 hospitals
Aetna 65 of 82 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 10 of 82 hospitals

Also negotiating in Virginia: Sentara (59) · Devoted Health (17) · Molina (15) · Health Net (13) · Ambetter (Centene) (6) · Amerigroup (6).

All hospitals in Virginia

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse Virginia by area

Local price pages for each Virginia metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Virginia

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Virginia.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →