73/100
#541 nationally
Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042 · (703) 698-1110
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Inova Fairfax Hospital billed $3.19 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 3.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 286
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in VA
- #13
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 5/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
2,015 | $18,494 | $2,520 | -5% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
1,215 | $51,234 | $20,570 | -21% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
975 | $6,501 | $2,163 | -45% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
793 | $16,747 | $3,017 | -34% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
639 | $83,805 | $21,956 | -37% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
492 | $36,724 | $13,397 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
457 | $14,151 | $1,870 | +10% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
378 | $28,080 | $4,791 | about average |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
278 | $5,761 | $1,759 | -51% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
271 | $160,027 | $41,891 | -16% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 747 · Inpatient stay |
$30,798 | $8,934 | +33% |
|
Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 746 · Inpatient stay |
$54,136 | $19,642 | +23% |
|
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 202 · Inpatient stay |
$47,803 | $16,706 | +21% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$163,820 | $46,595 | +13% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$62,947 | $20,201 | +12% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,151 | $1,870 | +10% |
|
Level 6 Urology and Related Services
APC 5376 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,666 | $8,636 | +9% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,290 | $1,776 | +8% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skin Grafts for Injuries with Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 904 · Inpatient stay |
$88,739 | $31,744 | -72% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,278 | $3,289 | -71% |
|
Cardiac Pacemaker Revision Except Device Replacement with Major Complications
MS-DRG 260 · Inpatient stay |
$82,395 | $30,341 | -67% |
|
Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D
MS-DRG 463 · Inpatient stay |
$97,392 | $46,711 | -66% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,586 | $6,333 | -62% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 087 · Inpatient stay |
$22,555 | $10,280 | -59% |
|
Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5504 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,153 | $3,626 | -57% |
|
Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 405 · Inpatient stay |
$114,872 | $46,370 | -56% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.