Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guidance 1st lesion (both sides) 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

$1,099.80

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$1,833.00

Gross charge

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$1,134.44 with UMR vs $8,763.00 with Highmark — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
UMR Commercial $1,134.44 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare PPO Commercial $1,134.44 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare HMO Commercial $1,134.44 ↑ +3%
The Health Plan HMO Commercial $1,206.24 ↑ +10%
Aetna POS Commercial $1,263.68 ↑ +15%
Aetna PPO Commercial $1,263.68 ↑ +15%
Optum CCN Region 2 Veterans Affairs Plan $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
WellCare of Kentucky Medicare $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare Medicare $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
The Health Plan Medicare $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
Aetna Medicare $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
Optum CCN Region 1 Veterans Affairs Plan $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
Humana Medicare $1,397.14 ↑ +27%
The Health Plan Medicaid $3,136.00 ↑ +185%
Highmark ACA $6,984.72 ↑ +535%
Highmark Indemnity and Managed Care $8,763.00 ↑ +697%

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Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guidance 1st lesion (both sides) at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $1,519.00 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $5,894.00 $82.59 – $6,734.93
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $154.40 not published
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $4,959.50 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $1,083.50 $88.37 – $2,781.70
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $96.50 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $1,232.00 $205.80 – $2,979.57
Jackson General Hospital Ripley $517.50 not published

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