Prices at 28 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $371 — 4% below the US median ($384), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton City Hospital, Inc | Grafton, WV | $70 | $79 | — | 73 min | — |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital | Buckeye, WV | $147 | $101 | — | 105 min | — |
| Beckley ARH Hospital | Beckley, WV | $179 | $345 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Preston Memorial Hospital | Kingwood, WV | $193 | $278 | — | 112 min | — |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $200 | — | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson, WV | $222 | — | ★ 1/5 | 173 min | — |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | Wheeling, WV | $230 | $407 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | Princeton, WV | $238 | $416 | ★ 2/5 | 172 min | — |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $257 | — | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $289 | — | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery, WV | $299 | $699 | — | 100 min | — |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley, WV | $362 | — | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | Huntington, WV | $379 | $214 | ★ 3/5 | 223 min | — |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc | Glen Dale, WV | $401 | $407 | ★ 2/5 | 162 min | — |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte, WV | $409 | $136 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston, WV | $409 | $136 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | — |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $410 | $407 | ★ 3/5 | 167 min | — |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $468 | $406 | ★ 2/5 | 226 min | — |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $478 | — | ★ 3/5 | 127 min | — |
| Wetzel County Hospital | New Martinsville, WV | $493 | $436 | ★ 3/5 | 133 min | — |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital | Philippi, WV | $526 | $111 | — | 102 min | — |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $590 | $407 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| St Marys Medical Center | Huntington, WV | $652 | $199 | ★ 3/5 | 209 min | — |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | Bridgeport, WV | $756 | $440 | ★ 4/5 | 212 min | — |
| Mon Health Medical Center | Morgantown, WV | $1,512 | $1,266 | ★ 4/5 | 185 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 $371 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($121). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($242).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $494 list price could save about $123 (25%).
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