Contact lens fitg aphakia 1 at Princeton Community Hospital

122 12th St, Princeton, WV · Wvumedicine · · NPI 1558313213

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 10, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$449.00

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.

$898.00

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.

$37.05 with highmark health options west va vs $2,660.04 with blue cross blue shield ppo — 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
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $37.05 ↓ -92%
wellpoint wv chip $37.05 ↓ -92%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $37.05 ↓ -92%
highmark health options chip $37.05 ↓ -92%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $37.58 ↓ -92%
the health plan wv chip $37.76 ↓ -92%
aetna better health wv mgd medicaid $37.76 ↓ -92%
aetna better health wv chip $37.76 ↓ -92%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $38.82 ↓ -91%
aetna better health va mgd medicaid $38.82 ↓ -91%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $456.69 ↑ +2%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $456.69 ↑ +2%
optima va medicare advantage all plans $456.69 ↑ +2%
anthem va medicare advantage hmo $456.69 ↑ +2%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $474.96 ↑ +6%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $479.52 ↑ +7%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $479.52 ↑ +7%
humana medicare advantage all plans $479.52 ↑ +7%
wv senior advantage isnp $484.09 ↑ +8%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $484.09 ↑ +8%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $497.79 ↑ +11%
the health plan wv peia $511.49 ↑ +14%
occunet occunet $616.53 ↑ +37%
coventry health care worker's compensation $721.57 ↑ +61%
alliance coal alliance coal $799.21 ↑ +78%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $2,660.04 ↑ +492%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $2,660.04 ↑ +492%

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Contact lens fitg aphakia 1 at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $570.50 $37.05 – $1,821.65
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $471.50 $37.05 – $746.24
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $513.50 $37.05 – $752.40
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $513.50 $37.05 – $805.91
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville $471.50 $37.05 – $799.21
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $513.50 $37.05 – $746.24
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $508.00 $37.05 – $2,158.07

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