CJW MEDICAL CENTER
RICHMOND, VA 23225 · Acute Care Hospitals
183 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 26, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
183
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
16.7x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Proprietary
Above 90th Percentile
66%
Compared to VA hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from CJW MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, CJW MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 16.7x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 183 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in VA has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 4.6x, with ratios across the state ranging from 2.0x to 16.7x. At 16.7x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 70 hospitals in VA report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at CJW MEDICAL CENTER is UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 743). The listed chargemaster rate is $255,586, while Medicare reimburses $6,585 for the same procedure — a ratio of 38.8x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
120 of 183 procedures (66%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other VA hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
CJW MEDICAL CENTER is a proprietary acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 4/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 743 | $255,586 | $6,585 | 38.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $371,163 | $9,772 | 38.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $282,327 | $8,682 | 32.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $366,306 | $12,976 | 28.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $427,089 | $15,248 | 28.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 517 | $211,729 | $7,816 | 27.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $345,870 | $13,328 | 25.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $279,936 | $10,922 | 25.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $573,876 | $22,824 | 25.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $281,320 | $11,269 | 25.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $674,153 | $27,360 | 24.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $432,527 | $17,667 | 24.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $183,181 | $7,486 | 24.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $376,711 | $16,020 | 23.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $222,999 | $9,516 | 23.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $271,868 | $11,626 | 23.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $688,856 | $29,500 | 23.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 453 | $1,742,858 | $75,048 | 23.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $845,574 | $36,439 | 23.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $1,191,438 | $51,785 | 23.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $294,538 | $12,854 | 22.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 520 | $179,321 | $7,905 | 22.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $496,239 | $22,047 | 22.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $209,535 | $9,402 | 22.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $141,272 | $6,369 | 22.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $495,989 | $22,657 | 21.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $66,954 | $3,160 | 21.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $107,989 | $5,120 | 21.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $80,262 | $3,806 | 21.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $342,496 | $16,333 | 21.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 273 | $492,096 | $23,641 | 20.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $111,199 | $5,353 | 20.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $200,462 | $9,759 | 20.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC | 908 | $278,345 | $13,622 | 20.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $437,533 | $21,425 | 20.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $247,890 | $12,338 | 20.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $341,761 | $17,012 | 20.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $237,068 | $11,919 | 19.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $289,561 | $14,565 | 19.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $278,260 | $14,033 | 19.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 515 | $363,735 | $18,407 | 19.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $361,299 | $18,303 | 19.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $560,807 | $28,422 | 19.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $113,115 | $5,793 | 19.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $351,851 | $18,047 | 19.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $220,224 | $11,311 | 19.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $84,882 | $4,511 | 18.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $64,056 | $3,405 | 18.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $206,725 | $11,001 | 18.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 478 | $274,852 | $14,667 | 18.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across VA hospitals
70 hospitals in VA report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 16.7x places it at the upper end of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About CJW MEDICAL CENTER
How much does CJW MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, CJW MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 16.7x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 183 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at CJW MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at CJW MEDICAL CENTER is UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 743), with a listed charge of $255,586 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $6,585 — a ratio of 38.8x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is CJW MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other VA hospitals?
CJW MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 16.7x. Ratios vary significantly across VA hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for CJW MEDICAL CENTER come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from CJW MEDICAL CENTER is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does CJW MEDICAL CENTER in RICHMOND, VA accept Medicare?
CJW MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact CJW MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.