Brace back epic lso 637 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

$639.00

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.

$1,278.00

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.

$922.75 with united mine workers of america medicare advantage vs $1,614.81 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 $922.75 ↑ +44%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $922.75 ↑ +44%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $922.75 ↑ +44%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $950.43 ↑ +49%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $950.43 ↑ +49%
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $950.43 ↑ +49%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $959.66 ↑ +50%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $968.89 ↑ +52%
humana medicare advantage all plans $968.89 ↑ +52%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $968.89 ↑ +52%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $968.89 ↑ +52%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $968.89 ↑ +52%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $968.89 ↑ +52%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $968.89 ↑ +52%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $978.12 ↑ +53%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $978.12 ↑ +53%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $978.12 ↑ +53%
wv senior advantage isnp $978.12 ↑ +53%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $1,005.80 ↑ +57%
the health plan wv peia $1,033.48 ↑ +62%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $1,384.13 ↑ +117%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $1,384.13 ↑ +117%
coventry health care worker's compensation $1,457.94 ↑ +128%
alliance coal alliance coal $1,614.81 ↑ +153%

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Brace back epic lso 637 at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $576.00 $599.79 – $2,445.29
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $565.50 $922.75 – $1,457.94
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $578.00 $922.75 – $1,614.81
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $578.00 $922.75 – $1,614.81

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