Inj multihance multipack at St. Joseph's Hospital

1 Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV · Wvumedicine · · NPI 1124005061

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 10, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$23.49

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.

$46.98

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.

$2,323.28 with wv senior advantage vs $12,172.00 with alliance coal — 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
wv senior advantage isnp $2,323.28 ↑ +9791%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $2,847.74 ↑ +12023%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $2,847.74 ↑ +12023%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $2,961.65 ↑ +12508%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $2,990.13 ↑ +12629%
highmark health options chip $2,990.13 ↑ +12629%
humana medicare advantage all plans $2,990.13 ↑ +12629%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $2,990.13 ↑ +12629%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $2,990.13 ↑ +12629%
wellpoint wv chip $2,990.13 ↑ +12629%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $2,990.13 ↑ +12629%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $3,018.60 ↑ +12751%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $3,032.84 ↑ +12811%
aetna better health wv mgd medicaid $3,047.08 ↑ +12872%
aetna better health wv chip $3,047.08 ↑ +12872%
the health plan wv chip $3,047.08 ↑ +12872%
rockport healthcare group worker's compensation $3,397.24 ↑ +14362%
alliance coal alliance coal $12,172.00 ↑ +51718%

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Inj multihance multipack at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $3.39 not published

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