Prices at 18 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,424 — 33% below the US median ($2,126), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery, WV | $324 | $1,251 | — | 100 min | — |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc | Gassaway, WV | $812 | — | — | 102 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $812 | — | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $1,043 | $912 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley, WV | $1,123 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Wetzel County Hospital | New Martinsville, WV | $1,212 | $960 | ★ 3/5 | 133 min | — |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | Wheeling, WV | $1,239 | $899 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte, WV | $1,610 | $954 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston, WV | $1,610 | $954 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | — |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $1,611 | $873 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport, WV | $1,963 | $972 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | — |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $1,963 | $905 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| Mon Health Medical Center | Morgantown, WV | $3,252 | $4,174 | ★ 4/5 | 185 min | — |
| Mon Health Marion | Whitehall, WV | $3,252 | $4,174 | — | 86 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 October 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 $1,424 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($802). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,605).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,450 list price could save about $1,026 (42%).
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