X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$381.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$762.00

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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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$31.66 with highmark health options west va vs $1,044.47 with blue cross blue shield ppo — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $31.66 ↓ -92%
wellpoint wv chip $31.66 ↓ -92%
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $31.66 ↓ -92%
highmark health options chip $31.66 ↓ -92%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $32.11 ↓ -92%
the health plan wv chip $32.26 ↓ -92%
aetna better health wv mgd medicaid $32.26 ↓ -92%
aetna better health wv chip $32.26 ↓ -92%
aetna better health va mgd medicaid $33.17 ↓ -91%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $33.17 ↓ -91%
molina managed medicaid molina managed medicaid $40.00 ↓ -90%
aetna better health pa chip $44.00 ↓ -88%
optima va medicare advantage all plans $179.32 ↓ -53%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $179.32 ↓ -53%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $179.32 ↓ -53%
anthem va medicare advantage hmo $179.32 ↓ -53%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $186.49 ↓ -51%
humana medicare advantage all plans $188.29 ↓ -51%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $188.29 ↓ -51%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $188.29 ↓ -51%
wv senior advantage isnp $190.08 ↓ -50%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $190.08 ↓ -50%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $195.46 ↓ -49%
the health plan wv peia $200.84 ↓ -47%
occunet occunet $242.08 ↓ -36%
coventry health care worker's compensation $283.33 ↓ -26%
alliance coal alliance coal $313.81 ↓ -18%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $1,044.47 ↑ +174%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $1,044.47 ↑ +174%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $276.00 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $1,670.50 $31.66 – $715.25
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $416.80 not published
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $653.50 $31.66 – $293.00
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $353.00 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $315.50 $31.66 – $295.42
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $498.00 $31.66 – $316.43
Jackson General Hospital Ripley $416.00 not published

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