CT scan of the head with and without contrast cost in West Virginia

Prices at 31 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,236 — 25% below the US median ($1,646), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $396 ★ 1/5 118 min 15.5%
Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc Gassaway, WV $437 102 min 15.0%
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $569 ★ 1/5 161 min 14.5%
Minnie Hamilton Health System Grantsville, WV $627 $463 76 min
Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV $674 $674 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Mon Health Marion Whitehall, WV $674 $674 90 min 15.1%
Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery, WV $723 $242 110 min 14.7%
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $778 ★ 3/5 105 min 15.4%
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $867 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.1%
Williamson Memorial Inc Williamson, WV $935 $392
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $941 ★ 3/5 133 min 14.8%
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $999 $186 ★ 3/5 137 min 15.3%
Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood, WV $1,162 $1,691 111 min 15.0%
Raleigh General Hospital Beckley, WV $1,174 $495 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.7%
Wheeling Hospital, Inc Wheeling, WV $1,207 $174 ★ 2/5 207 min 15.5%
United Hospital Center, Inc Bridgeport, WV $1,236 $188 ★ 4/5 206 min 16.3%
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,260 $177 ★ 3/5 160 min 15.1%
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $1,294 $154 ★ 3/5 218 min 14.9%
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye, WV $1,298 $1,353 103 min 14.9%
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc Glen Dale, WV $1,303 $172 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.0%
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc Princeton, WV $1,396 $179 ★ 2/5 174 min 16.6%
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1,422 $167 ★ 2/5 226 min 16.8%
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV $1,583 $174 ★ 3/5 177 min 15.2%
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi, WV $1,671 $1,758 108 min
Webster Memorial Hospital Webster Springs, WV $1,671 $1,790 77 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 June 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,387
Cash / self-pay
$1,236
Insurer-negotiated
$320
Medicare pays
$173
$627$2,422
Median cash $1,236  ·  Medicare $173  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,236 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($173). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($346).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,387 list price could save about $1,152 (48%).

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