Newborn hospital care cost in West Virginia

Prices at 13 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $68 — 51% below the US median ($139), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc Gassaway, WV $67 — — 102 min —
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $67 — ★ 1/5 119 min —
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $67 — ★ 1/5 173 min —
St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc Buckhannon, WV $67 — ★ 3/5 141 min —
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $68 — ★ 3/5 127 min —
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $68 — ★ 2/5 136 min —
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi, WV $108 $70 — 102 min —
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $110 — ★ 3/5 110 min —
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc Huntington, WV $134 $79 ★ 3/5 223 min —
Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc Ronceverte, WV $248 $81 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Charleston Area Medical Center Charleston, WV $248 $81 ★ 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)
$136
Cash / self-pay
$68
Insurer-negotiated
$80
Medicare pays
$58
$67$248
Median cash $68  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $68 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($58). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $136 list price could save about $68 (50%).

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