Clearance of tear duct at West Virginia University Hospitals

1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV · Wvumedicine · · NPI 1841271459

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$405.50

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.

$811.00

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.

$198.59 with highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid vs $1,294.34 with blue cross blue shield ppo — 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
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $198.59 ↓ -51%
aetna better health pa chip $200.00 ↓ -51%
wellpoint wv chip $205.80 ↓ -49%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $205.80 ↓ -49%
highmark health options chip $205.80 ↓ -49%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $205.80 ↓ -49%
uhc community pa chip unison kids $206.00 ↓ -49%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $208.74 ↓ -49%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $209.72 ↓ -48%
the health plan wv chip $209.72 ↓ -48%
aetna better health wv chip $209.72 ↓ -48%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $210.00 ↓ -48%
pennsylvania health and wellness mgd medicaid $220.00 ↓ -46%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $220.00 ↓ -46%
upmc for kids chip $220.00 ↓ -46%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $224.00 ↓ -45%
geisinger pennsylvania mgd medicaid $240.00 ↓ -41%
highmark pa medicare advantage hmo $305.52 ↓ -25%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $305.52 ↓ -25%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $305.52 ↓ -25%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $305.52 ↓ -25%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $305.52 ↓ -25%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $305.52 ↓ -25%
anthem pathway anthem pathway $305.52 ↓ -25%
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $314.69 ↓ -22%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $314.69 ↓ -22%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $317.74 ↓ -22%
senior life pa - ma certain hospitals $320.80 ↓ -21%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $320.80 ↓ -21%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $320.80 ↓ -21%
humana medicare advantage all plans $320.80 ↓ -21%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $320.80 ↓ -21%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $323.85 ↓ -20%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $323.85 ↓ -20%
wv senior advantage isnp $323.85 ↓ -20%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $323.85 ↓ -20%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $333.02 ↓ -18%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $336.07 ↓ -17%
the health plan wv peia $342.79 ↓ -15%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $458.28 ↑ +13%
encova worker's compensation $458.28 ↑ +13%
rockport healthcare group worker's compensation $473.56 ↑ +17%
coventry health care worker's compensation $482.72 ↑ +19%
alliance coal alliance coal $534.66 ↑ +32%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $1,294.34 ↑ +219%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $1,294.34 ↑ +219%

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Clearance of tear duct at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $394.00 $196.94 – $530.22
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $365.00 $205.80 – $534.59
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $365.00 $205.80 – $572.62
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville $328.50 $205.80 – $567.86
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $365.00 $205.80 – $530.22
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton $356.00 $200.00 – $1,890.02
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $368.00 $205.80 – $1,533.35

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