Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-2 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

$67.00

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$134.00

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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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$11.51 with aetna better health pa vs $175.31 with blue cross blue shield ppo — 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
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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
aetna better health pa chip $11.51 ↓ -83%
uhc community pa chip unison kids $11.86 ↓ -82%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $12.09 ↓ -82%
highmark health options chip $12.09 ↓ -82%
pennsylvania health and wellness mgd medicaid $12.66 ↓ -81%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $12.66 ↓ -81%
upmc for kids chip $12.66 ↓ -81%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $12.89 ↓ -81%
geisinger pennsylvania mgd medicaid $13.81 ↓ -79%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $26.90 ↓ -60%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $39.10 ↓ -42%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $39.10 ↓ -42%
wellpoint wv chip $39.10 ↓ -42%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $39.66 ↓ -41%
aetna better health wv chip $39.85 ↓ -41%
the health plan wv chip $39.85 ↓ -41%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $39.85 ↓ -41%
highmark pa medicare advantage hmo $41.38 ↓ -38%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $41.38 ↓ -38%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $41.38 ↓ -38%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $41.38 ↓ -38%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $41.38 ↓ -38%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $41.38 ↓ -38%
anthem pathway anthem pathway $41.38 ↓ -38%
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $42.62 ↓ -36%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $42.62 ↓ -36%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $43.04 ↓ -36%
senior life pa - ma certain hospitals $43.45 ↓ -35%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $43.45 ↓ -35%
humana medicare advantage all plans $43.45 ↓ -35%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $43.45 ↓ -35%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $43.45 ↓ -35%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $43.86 ↓ -35%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $43.86 ↓ -35%
wv senior advantage isnp $43.86 ↓ -35%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $43.86 ↓ -35%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $45.10 ↓ -33%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $45.52 ↓ -32%
the health plan wv peia $46.43 ↓ -31%
alliance coal alliance coal $51.72 ↓ -23%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $62.07 ↓ -7%
encova worker's compensation $62.07 ↓ -7%
rockport healthcare group worker's compensation $64.14 ↓ -4%
coventry health care worker's compensation $65.38 ↓ -2%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $175.31 ↑ +162%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $175.31 ↑ +162%

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Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-2 at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $67.00 not published
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $107.20 not published
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $67.00 $12.09 – $65.38
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $67.00 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $67.00 $12.32 – $65.38
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $67.00 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $67.00 $39.10 – $65.38
Jackson General Hospital Ripley $67.00 not published

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