Herpes simplex virus isolation 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

$167.02

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.

$334.03

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.

$16.00 with the health plan wv vs $53.50 with coventry health care — 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
the health plan wv chip $16.00 ↓ -90%
aetna better health wv chip $16.00 ↓ -90%
aetna better health wv mgd medicaid $16.00 ↓ -90%
highmark health options chip $16.00 ↓ -90%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $16.00 ↓ -90%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $16.00 ↓ -90%
wellpoint wv chip $16.00 ↓ -90%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $16.00 ↓ -90%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $33.86 ↓ -80%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $33.86 ↓ -80%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $33.86 ↓ -80%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $34.88 ↓ -79%
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $34.88 ↓ -79%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $34.88 ↓ -79%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $35.21 ↓ -79%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $35.55 ↓ -79%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $35.55 ↓ -79%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $35.55 ↓ -79%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $35.55 ↓ -79%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $35.55 ↓ -79%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $35.55 ↓ -79%
humana medicare advantage all plans $35.55 ↓ -79%
wv senior advantage isnp $35.89 ↓ -79%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $35.89 ↓ -79%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $35.89 ↓ -79%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $35.89 ↓ -79%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $36.91 ↓ -78%
the health plan wv peia $37.92 ↓ -77%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $41.64 ↓ -75%
alliance coal alliance coal $42.32 ↓ -75%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $50.79 ↓ -70%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $50.79 ↓ -70%
coventry health care worker's compensation $53.50 ↓ -68%

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Herpes simplex virus isolation at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $30.00 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $93.00 $16.00 – $143.45
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $60.00 not published
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $30.00 $16.00 – $53.50
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $30.00 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $30.00 $31.99 – $53.50
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $30.00 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $30.00 $31.99 – $53.50

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