Afo, walk boot type, cus fab 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

$251.00

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.

$502.00

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.

$1,912.64 with united mine workers of america medicare advantage vs $3,347.12 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
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $1,912.64 ↑ +662%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $1,912.64 ↑ +662%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $1,912.64 ↑ +662%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $1,970.02 ↑ +685%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $1,970.02 ↑ +685%
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $1,970.02 ↑ +685%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $1,989.15 ↑ +692%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $2,008.27 ↑ +700%
humana medicare advantage all plans $2,008.27 ↑ +700%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $2,008.27 ↑ +700%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $2,008.27 ↑ +700%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $2,008.27 ↑ +700%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $2,008.27 ↑ +700%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $2,008.27 ↑ +700%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $2,027.40 ↑ +708%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $2,027.40 ↑ +708%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $2,027.40 ↑ +708%
wv senior advantage isnp $2,027.40 ↑ +708%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $2,084.78 ↑ +731%
the health plan wv peia $2,142.16 ↑ +753%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $2,868.96 ↑ +1043%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $2,868.96 ↑ +1043%
coventry health care worker's compensation $3,021.97 ↑ +1104%
alliance coal alliance coal $3,347.12 ↑ +1234%

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Afo, walk boot type, cus fab at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $244.00 $1,912.64 – $3,347.12
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $244.00 $1,912.64 – $3,347.12

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