Inj proc lumbr disk ea lvl 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

$743.50

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.

$1,487.00

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.

$141.64 with united mine workers of america medicare advantage vs $247.87 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 $141.64 ↓ -81%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $141.64 ↓ -81%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $141.64 ↓ -81%
highmark wholecare pa medicare advantage all pla $145.89 ↓ -80%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $145.89 ↓ -80%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $145.89 ↓ -80%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $147.31 ↓ -80%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $148.72 ↓ -80%
humana medicare advantage all plans $148.72 ↓ -80%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $148.72 ↓ -80%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $148.72 ↓ -80%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $148.72 ↓ -80%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $148.72 ↓ -80%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $148.72 ↓ -80%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $150.14 ↓ -80%
wv senior advantage isnp $150.14 ↓ -80%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $150.14 ↓ -80%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $150.14 ↓ -80%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $154.39 ↓ -79%
the health plan wv peia $158.64 ↓ -79%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $167.89 ↓ -77%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $205.80 ↓ -72%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $205.80 ↓ -72%
wellpoint wv chip $205.80 ↓ -72%
highmark health options chip $205.80 ↓ -72%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $208.74 ↓ -72%
the health plan wv chip $209.72 ↓ -72%
aetna better health wv chip $209.72 ↓ -72%
aetna better health wv mgd medicaid $209.72 ↓ -72%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $212.46 ↓ -71%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $212.46 ↓ -71%
coventry health care worker's compensation $223.79 ↓ -70%
alliance coal alliance coal $247.87 ↓ -67%

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Inj proc lumbr disk ea lvl at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $619.00 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $1,311.00 $92.07 – $375.35
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $259.20 not published
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $162.50 not published
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $162.00 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $1,141.00 $141.64 – $247.87
Jackson General Hospital Ripley $162.50 not published
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser $162.00 not published

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