Prices at 25 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,040 — 12% below the US median ($3,452), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $460 | — | ★ 3/5 | 127 min | — |
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery, WV | $773 | $4,006 | — | 100 min | — |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte, WV | $1,146 | $814 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston, WV | $1,146 | $814 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $1,914 | — | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $2,742 | — | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport, WV | $3,339 | $3,114 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | — |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | Glen Dale, WV | $3,981 | $2,870 | ★ 2/5 | 162 min | — |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $4,114 | $2,911 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $4,522 | $2,880 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $4,874 | $2,935 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Wetzel County Hospital | New Martinsville, WV | $5,301 | $3,074 | ★ 3/5 | 133 min | — |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | Wheeling, WV | $5,571 | $2,880 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $6,230 | — | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | — |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | Princeton, WV | $6,588 | $3,103 | ★ 2/5 | 172 min | — |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | Huntington, WV | $6,592 | $3,955 | ★ 3/5 | 223 min | — |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley, WV | $9,040 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 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 $3,040 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($632). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,264).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,209 list price could save about $2,169 (42%).
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