Defining Costs of Health Care

Web Resources

For more information about the costs of medical procedures and related information, please visit:

Sentara Billing Department

Read more information about hospital billing at Sentara, including the billing process, common questions and information for uninsured patients.

Optima Health

If you are a member of Optima Health and one its health plans, you have access to treatment costs for inpatient and outpatient procedures once registered on Optima Health's Web site. Visit optimahealth.com now to access this information.

Virginia PricePoint

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association PricePoint System offers a comprehensive, consumer friendly database of hospital charges. The web site provides:

-- Aggregate discount information for each hospital for the three major kinds of health care coverage – private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. The information allows users to understand how hospitals’ charges compare to the amount of revenue they actually collect for services provided to the three patient categories.

--Hospital charge information for all Virginia hospitals, all services and the average length of stay.

Defining Costs of Health Care

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