Prices at 29 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,165 — 26% below the US median ($1,580), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | Princeton, WV | $229 | $371 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | 16.6% |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc | Gassaway, WV | $391 | — | — | 102 min | 15.0% |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $418 | — | ★ 1/5 | 118 min | 15.5% |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson, WV | $457 | — | ★ 1/5 | 161 min | 14.5% |
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery, WV | $521 | $481 | — | 110 min | 14.7% |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $863 | — | ★ 3/5 | 133 min | 14.8% |
| Williamson Memorial Inc | Williamson, WV | $875 | $368 | — | — | — |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $927 | $350 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | 16.8% |
| Wetzel County Hospital | New Martinsville, WV | $961 | $371 | ★ 3/5 | 137 min | 15.3% |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $1,049 | $353 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | 15.1% |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport, WV | $1,086 | $374 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | 16.3% |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital | Buckeye, WV | $1,096 | $1,135 | — | 103 min | 14.9% |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | Wheeling, WV | $1,110 | $346 | ★ 2/5 | 207 min | 15.5% |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley, WV | $1,165 | $495 | ★ 2/5 | 192 min | 15.7% |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | Glen Dale, WV | $1,176 | $343 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.0% |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $1,227 | — | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | 15.1% |
| Mon Health Medical Center | Morgantown, WV | $1,352 | $1,410 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.5% |
| Mon Health Marion | Whitehall, WV | $1,352 | $1,410 | — | 90 min | 15.1% |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $1,450 | — | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | 16.4% |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $1,520 | $336 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | 15.2% |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $1,528 | — | ★ 3/5 | 105 min | 15.4% |
| Summers County ARH Hospital | Hinton, WV | $2,273 | $1,004 | — | 122 min | 15.0% |
| St Marys Medical Center | Huntington, WV | $2,422 | $156 | ★ 3/5 | 217 min | 14.8% |
| Beckley ARH Hospital | Beckley, WV | $2,464 | $924 | ★ 3/5 | 218 min | 14.9% |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte, WV | $2,967 | $891 | ★ 2/5 | 189 min | 14.3% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $1,165 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($169). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($337).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,219 list price could save about $1,054 (47%).
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