Prices at 18 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $421 — 85% below the US median ($2,807), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc | Gassaway, WV | $322 | — | — | 102 min | — |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $322 | — | ★ 1/5 | 119 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc | Buckhannon, WV | $322 | — | ★ 3/5 | 141 min | — |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $323 | — | ★ 3/5 | 127 min | — |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $323 | — | ★ 2/5 | 136 min | — |
| Mon Health Medical Center | Morgantown, WV | $328 | $291 | ★ 4/5 | 185 min | — |
| Mon Health Marion | Whitehall, WV | $328 | $291 | — | 86 min | — |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $514 | — | ★ 3/5 | 110 min | — |
| Beckley ARH Hospital | Beckley, WV | $710 | $250 | ★ 3/5 | 219 min | — |
| Montgomery General Hospital | Montgomery, WV | $773 | $4,573 | — | 100 min | — |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc | Ronceverte, WV | $1,123 | $356 | ★ 2/5 | 186 min | — |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston, WV | $1,123 | $356 | ★ 2/5 | 182 min | — |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc | Princeton, WV | $2,493 | $3,390 | ★ 2/5 | 172 min | — |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | Morgantown, WV | $4,144 | $3,191 | ★ 3/5 | 190 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 $421 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($273). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($546).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $657 list price could save about $235 (36%).
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