Kidney stone shock-wave (lithotripsy) cost in West Virginia

Prices at 14 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $6,732 — 4% above the US median ($6,467), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery, WV $1,159 $4,862 — 100 min —
Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc Ronceverte, WV $1,545 $762 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Charleston Area Medical Center Charleston, WV $1,545 $762 ★ 2/5 182 min —
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $6,255 $3,533 ★ 2/5 226 min —
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc Glen Dale, WV $6,732 $3,533 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $7,777 $3,562 ★ 3/5 167 min —
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV $9,291 $3,512 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Wheeling Hospital, Inc Wheeling, WV $9,874 $3,512 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Raleigh General Hospital Beckley, WV $12,747 — ★ 2/5 194 min —
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc Huntington, WV $35,840 $28,609 ★ 3/5 223 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)
$13,464
Cash / self-pay
$6,732
Insurer-negotiated
$3,512
Medicare pays
$760
$1,159$12,747
Median cash $6,732  ·  Medicare $760  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $6,732 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($760). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,520).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $13,464 list price could save about $6,732 (50%).

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