Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at Wetzel County Hospital

3 E Benjamin Dr, New Martinsville, WV · Wvumedicine · · NPI 1376175240

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

$576.00

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$1,152.00

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$25.00 with highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage vs $549.17 with alliance coal — 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.

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

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $25.00 ↓ -96%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $313.81 ↓ -46%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $313.81 ↓ -46%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $313.81 ↓ -46%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $323.22 ↓ -44%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $323.22 ↓ -44%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $326.36 ↓ -43%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $329.50 ↓ -43%
humana medicare advantage all plans $329.50 ↓ -43%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $329.50 ↓ -43%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $329.50 ↓ -43%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $329.50 ↓ -43%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $329.50 ↓ -43%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $329.50 ↓ -43%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $332.64 ↓ -42%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $332.64 ↓ -42%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $332.64 ↓ -42%
wv senior advantage isnp $332.64 ↓ -42%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $342.05 ↓ -41%
the health plan wv peia $351.47 ↓ -39%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $470.71 ↓ -18%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $470.71 ↓ -18%
coventry health care worker's compensation $495.82 ↓ -14%
alliance coal alliance coal $549.17 ↓ -5%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $675.50 not published
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $4,185.60 not published
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $651.00 $190.46 – $512.77
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $675.50 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $994.00 $295.42 – $516.98
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $675.50 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $589.50 $316.43 – $553.75
Jackson General Hospital Ripley $997.50 not published

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