Prices at 18 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $40 — 77% below the US median ($168), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $21 | — | ★ 3/5 | 127 min | — |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $21 | — | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | — |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $23 | — | ★ 1/5 | 119 min | — |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson, WV | $23 | — | ★ 1/5 | 173 min | — |
| Preston Memorial Hospital | Kingwood, WV | $31 | $50 | — | 112 min | — |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $36 | — | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc | Gassaway, WV | $40 | — | — | 102 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $40 | — | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| St Marys Medical Center | Huntington, WV | $73 | $34 | ★ 3/5 | 209 min | — |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport, WV | $170 | $143 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | — |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte, WV | $184 | $126 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston, WV | $184 | $126 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | — |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $186 | $127 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $250 | $132 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | Glen Dale, WV | $250 | $131 | ★ 2/5 | 162 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 $40 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($37). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $79 list price could save about $40 (50%).
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