CT scan of the head with contrast cost in West Virginia

Prices at 27 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $958 — 31% below the US median ($1,380), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $596 — ★ 1/5 119 min —
Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery, WV $625 $242 — 100 min —
Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc Gassaway, WV $657 — — 102 min —
Wheeling Hospital, Inc Wheeling, WV $667 $171 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV $674 $674 ★ 4/5 185 min —
Mon Health Marion Whitehall, WV $674 $674 — 86 min —
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $710 — ★ 2/5 136 min —
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $766 — ★ 3/5 127 min —
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $778 — ★ 3/5 110 min —
Williamson Memorial Inc Williamson, WV $803 $337 — — —
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $838 $186 ★ 3/5 133 min —
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $920 — ★ 1/5 173 min —
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $925 $154 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood, WV $958 $1,394 — 112 min —
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $1,082 $176 ★ 3/5 167 min —
Raleigh General Hospital Beckley, WV $1,165 $495 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc Glen Dale, WV $1,176 $172 ★ 2/5 162 min —
United Hospital Center, Inc Bridgeport, WV $1,180 $188 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $1,295 $172 ★ 2/5 226 min —
St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc Buckhannon, WV $1,442 — ★ 3/5 141 min —
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV $1,520 $174 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Summers County ARH Hospital Hinton, WV $1,577 $697 — 121 min —
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi, WV $1,780 $103 — 102 min —
Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc Ronceverte, WV $2,294 $448 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Charleston Area Medical Center Charleston, WV $2,294 $448 ★ 2/5 182 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,915
Cash / self-pay
$958
Insurer-negotiated
$206
Medicare pays
$148
$663$2,294
Median cash $958  ·  Medicare $148  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $958 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($148). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($297).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,915 list price could save about $958 (50%).

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