Brace back pinnacle tlso 464 at Beckley ARH Hospital

306 Standord Road, Beckley, WV · Arh · · NPI 1568461440

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$370.44

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$617.40

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$348.39 with United Healthcare PPO vs $11,233.14 with Highmark — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Healthcare PPO Commercial $348.39 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare HMO Commercial $348.39 ↓ -6%
UMR Commercial $348.39 ↓ -6%
The Health Plan HMO Commercial $370.44 ↑ +0%
Aetna POS Commercial $388.08 ↑ +5%
Aetna PPO Commercial $388.08 ↑ +5%
Optum CCN Region 2 Veterans Affairs Plan $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
WellCare of Kentucky Medicare $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
United Healthcare Medicare $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
The Health Plan Medicare $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
Aetna Medicare $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
Optum CCN Region 1 Veterans Affairs Plan $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
Humana Medicare $1,790.97 ↑ +383%
Highmark ACA $8,953.60 ↑ +2317%
Highmark Indemnity and Managed Care $11,233.14 ↑ +2932%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $2,107.00 $1,158.93 – $4,724.87
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United Hospital Center Bridgeport $2,115.50 $1,782.97 – $3,120.20
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