Interdiscal perq aspir dx 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

$791.50

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.

$1,583.00

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.

$205.80 with highmark health options west va vs $4,216.72 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 $205.80 ↓ -74%
wellpoint wv chip $205.80 ↓ -74%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $205.80 ↓ -74%
highmark health options chip $205.80 ↓ -74%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $208.74 ↓ -74%
the health plan wv chip $209.72 ↓ -74%
aetna better health wv mgd medicaid $209.72 ↓ -74%
aetna better health wv chip $209.72 ↓ -74%
aetna better health va mgd medicaid $215.60 ↓ -73%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $215.60 ↓ -73%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $723.95 ↓ -9%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $723.95 ↓ -9%
optima va medicare advantage all plans $723.95 ↓ -9%
anthem va medicare advantage hmo $723.95 ↓ -9%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $752.91 ↓ -5%
humana medicare advantage all plans $760.15 ↓ -4%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $760.15 ↓ -4%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $760.15 ↓ -4%
wv senior advantage isnp $767.39 ↓ -3%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $767.39 ↓ -3%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $789.11 ↓ -0%
the health plan wv peia $810.82 ↑ +2%
aetna better health pa chip $853.60 ↑ +8%
occunet occunet $977.33 ↑ +23%
coventry health care worker's compensation $1,143.84 ↑ +45%
alliance coal alliance coal $1,266.91 ↑ +60%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $4,216.72 ↑ +433%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $4,216.72 ↑ +433%

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Interdiscal perq aspir dx at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $1,789.50 $205.80 – $2,887.64
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $1,068.00 $205.80 – $1,192.66
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $1,724.00 $205.80 – $1,277.52
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $1,724.00 $205.80 – $1,182.91
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $924.00 $205.80 – $3,420.92

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