Prices at 12 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,245 — 74% below the US median ($4,799), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc | Gassaway, WV | $1,170 | — | — | 102 min | 15.0% |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $1,170 | — | ★ 1/5 | 118 min | 15.5% |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson, WV | $1,170 | — | ★ 1/5 | 161 min | 14.5% |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $1,170 | — | ★ 3/5 | 142 min | 16.4% |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $1,245 | — | ★ 3/5 | 133 min | 14.8% |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $1,245 | — | ★ 2/5 | 140 min | 15.1% |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $1,872 | — | ★ 3/5 | 105 min | 15.4% |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | Huntington, WV | $10,830 | $1,794 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | 15.2% |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $11,034 | $4,118 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | 15.2% |
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 August 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 $1,245 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($1,066). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,133).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,340 list price could save about $1,094 (47%).
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