Ghs nerve blk intercostal, ea addtl level 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

$2,323.34

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.

$4,646.67

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.

$904.23 with united mine workers of america medicare advantage vs $1,582.40 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 $904.23 ↓ -61%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $904.23 ↓ -61%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $904.23 ↓ -61%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $931.36 ↓ -60%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $931.36 ↓ -60%
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $931.36 ↓ -60%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $940.40 ↓ -60%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $949.44 ↓ -59%
humana medicare advantage all plans $949.44 ↓ -59%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $949.44 ↓ -59%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $949.44 ↓ -59%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $949.44 ↓ -59%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $949.44 ↓ -59%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $949.44 ↓ -59%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $958.48 ↓ -59%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $958.48 ↓ -59%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $958.48 ↓ -59%
wv senior advantage isnp $958.48 ↓ -59%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $985.61 ↓ -58%
the health plan wv peia $1,012.74 ↓ -56%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $1,356.34 ↓ -42%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $1,356.34 ↓ -42%
coventry health care worker's compensation $1,428.68 ↓ -39%
alliance coal alliance coal $1,582.40 ↓ -32%

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Ghs nerve blk intercostal, ea addtl level at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $847.50 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $3,256.50 $43.50 – $3,606.74
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $2,334.00 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $3,648.00 $46.55 – $1,489.67
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $1,353.50 $105.00 – $1,595.63
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $3,413.00 $105.00 – $1,477.49
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon $471.00 not published
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $5,350.50 $105.00 – $4,272.82

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