Prices at 28 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,270 — 7% below the US median ($1,362), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | Wheeling, WV | $195 | $1,561 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Preston Memorial Hospital | Kingwood, WV | $292 | $526 | — | 112 min | — |
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery, WV | $305 | — | — | 100 min | — |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital | Buckeye, WV | $440 | $561 | — | 105 min | — |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | Huntington, WV | $668 | $467 | ★ 3/5 | 223 min | — |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $785 | — | ★ 3/5 | 127 min | — |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson, WV | $836 | $25 | ★ 1/5 | 173 min | — |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley, WV | $1,012 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital | Philippi, WV | $1,168 | $1,460 | — | 102 min | — |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | Princeton, WV | $1,193 | $1,690 | ★ 2/5 | 172 min | — |
| Wetzel County Hospital | New Martinsville, WV | $1,348 | $1,674 | ★ 3/5 | 133 min | — |
| Summers County ARH Hospital | Hinton, WV | $1,582 | $817 | — | 121 min | — |
| Beckley ARH Hospital | Beckley, WV | $1,693 | $1,340 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $1,860 | — | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $1,860 | — | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | — |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $1,936 | — | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $2,051 | $1,591 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte, WV | $2,090 | $1,608 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston, WV | $2,090 | $1,608 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | — |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $2,121 | $1,568 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | Glen Dale, WV | $2,232 | $1,548 | ★ 2/5 | 162 min | — |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport, WV | $2,486 | $1,688 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | — |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $2,486 | $1,578 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| St Marys Medical Center | Huntington, WV | $2,894 | $1,553 | ★ 3/5 | 209 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $1,270 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($143). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($286).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,238 list price could save about $968 (43%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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