Total protein test cost in West Virginia

Prices at 30 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $23 — 29% below the US median ($32), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $8 — ★ 3/5 127 min —
Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood, WV $10 $16 — 112 min —
Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV $11 $17 ★ 4/5 185 min —
Mon Health Marion Whitehall, WV $11 $17 — 86 min —
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV $15 $4 ★ 3/5 190 min —
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $16 — ★ 1/5 119 min —
Raleigh General Hospital Beckley, WV $16 — ★ 2/5 194 min —
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc Princeton, WV $19 $4 ★ 2/5 172 min —
Wheeling Hospital, Inc Wheeling, WV $20 $4 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Williamson Memorial Inc Williamson, WV $20 $8 — — —
United Hospital Center, Inc Bridgeport, WV $21 $4 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Minnie Hamilton Health System Grantsville, WV $21 $15 — 80 min —
St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc Buckhannon, WV $22 — ★ 3/5 141 min —
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $22 $4 ★ 2/5 226 min —
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $22 — ★ 3/5 110 min —
Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc Gassaway, WV $24 — — 102 min —
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi, WV $27 $38 — 102 min —
Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc Ronceverte, WV $30 $9 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Charleston Area Medical Center Charleston, WV $30 $9 ★ 2/5 182 min —
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye, WV $32 $38 — 105 min —
St Marys Medical Center Huntington, WV $32 $4 ★ 3/5 209 min —
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $38 — ★ 1/5 173 min —
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $41 $4 ★ 3/5 167 min —
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $46 $4 ★ 3/5 133 min —
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc Glen Dale, WV $47 $4 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$40
Cash / self-pay
$23
Insurer-negotiated
$4
Medicare pays
$4
$11$60
Median cash $23  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $23 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($7).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $40 list price could save about $17 (43%).

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