Prices at 30 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $60 — about the US median ($61), roughly 3.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | Wheeling, WV | $13 | $17 | ★ 2/5 | 207 min | 15.5% |
| Williamson Memorial Inc | Williamson, WV | $28 | $12 | — | — | — |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc | Gassaway, WV | $29 | — | — | 102 min | 15.0% |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $30 | — | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | 16.4% |
| Minnie Hamilton Health System | Grantsville, WV | $33 | $23 | — | 76 min | — |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | Huntington, WV | $35 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | 15.2% |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley, WV | $40 | — | ★ 2/5 | 192 min | 15.7% |
| Summers County ARH Hospital | Hinton, WV | $41 | $15 | — | 122 min | 15.0% |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | Glen Dale, WV | $47 | $17 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 15.0% |
| Mon Health Medical Center | Morgantown, WV | $49 | $76 | ★ 4/5 | 195 min | 15.5% |
| Mon Health Marion | Whitehall, WV | $49 | $76 | — | 90 min | 15.1% |
| Beckley ARH Hospital | Beckley, WV | $53 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 218 min | 14.9% |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital | Philippi, WV | $54 | $66 | — | 108 min | — |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital | Buckeye, WV | $55 | $67 | — | 103 min | 14.9% |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $59 | — | ★ 3/5 | 105 min | 15.4% |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | Princeton, WV | $62 | $17 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | 16.6% |
| Wetzel County Hospital | New Martinsville, WV | $63 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 137 min | 15.3% |
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery, WV | $64 | $22 | — | 110 min | 14.7% |
| Preston Memorial Hospital | Kingwood, WV | $68 | $103 | — | 111 min | 15.0% |
| Webster Memorial Hospital | Webster Springs, WV | $72 | $87 | — | 77 min | — |
| St Marys Medical Center | Huntington, WV | $74 | $40 | ★ 3/5 | 217 min | 14.8% |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $75 | — | ★ 3/5 | 133 min | 14.8% |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $79 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | 15.2% |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport, WV | $118 | $17 | ★ 4/5 | 206 min | 16.3% |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $121 | — | ★ 1/5 | 118 min | 15.5% |
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 $60 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $98 list price could save about $38 (39%).
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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