Implant hormone pellet(s) 11980 at Thomas Hospitals

4605 Maccorkle Ave SW, South Charleston, WV · Wvumedicine · · NPI 1801338850

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

$508.00

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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.

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.

$1,016.00

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.

$42.21 with wellpoint west virginia vs $2,158.07 with blue cross blue shield traditional — 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
wellpoint west virginia mgd mcaid $42.21 ↓ -92%
highmark health options chip $42.21 ↓ -92%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $42.21 ↓ -92%
wellpoint wv chip $42.21 ↓ -92%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $42.81 ↓ -92%
the health plan wv chip $43.01 ↓ -92%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $43.01 ↓ -92%
aetna better health wv chip $43.01 ↓ -92%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $426.42 ↓ -16%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $426.42 ↓ -16%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $443.48 ↓ -13%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $447.74 ↓ -12%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $447.74 ↓ -12%
humana medicare advantage all plans $447.74 ↓ -12%
wv senior advantage isnp $452.01 ↓ -11%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $452.01 ↓ -11%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $464.80 ↓ -9%
coventry health care worker's compensation $673.74 ↑ +33%
alliance coal alliance coal $746.24 ↑ +47%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $2,158.07 ↑ +325%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $2,158.07 ↑ +325%

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Implant hormone pellet(s) 11980 at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $613.50 $42.21 – $1,139.47
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $714.00 $42.21 – $746.24
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $513.50 $42.21 – $805.91
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville $496.00 $42.21 – $799.21
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $513.50 $42.21 – $746.24

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