Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at Weirton Medical Center

601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV · Wvumedicine · · NPI 1922009505

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

$587.25

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.

$1,174.50

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.

$53.32 with united mine workers of america medicare advantage vs $271.37 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
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $53.32 ↓ -91%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $53.32 ↓ -91%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $53.32 ↓ -91%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $53.32 ↓ -91%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $53.32 ↓ -91%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $53.32 ↓ -91%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $54.92 ↓ -91%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $54.92 ↓ -91%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $55.45 ↓ -91%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $55.99 ↓ -90%
humana medicare advantage all plans $55.99 ↓ -90%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $55.99 ↓ -90%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $55.99 ↓ -90%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $55.99 ↓ -90%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $56.52 ↓ -90%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $56.52 ↓ -90%
wv senior advantage isnp $56.52 ↓ -90%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $56.52 ↓ -90%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $57.59 ↓ -90%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $58.12 ↓ -90%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $79.98 ↓ -86%
coventry health care worker's compensation $84.25 ↓ -86%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $87.98 ↓ -85%
alliance coal alliance coal $93.31 ↓ -84%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $271.37 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $271.37 ↓ -54%

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Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $52.50 $87.58 – $87.58
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $432.00 $34.66 – $225.89
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $98.40 $87.58 – $87.58
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $783.00 $34.66 – $93.31
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $522.00 $87.58 – $87.58
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $391.50 $53.32 – $93.31
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $52.50 $87.58 – $87.58
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $79.00 $53.32 – $93.31

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