Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa 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

$638.50

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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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$1,277.00

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.

$9.22 with upmc for kids vs $58.68 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

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
upmc for kids chip $9.22 ↓ -99%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $9.22 ↓ -99%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $10.14 ↓ -98%
aetna better health pa chip $10.14 ↓ -98%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $10.14 ↓ -98%
wellpoint wv chip $10.90 ↓ -98%
highmark health options chip $10.90 ↓ -98%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $10.90 ↓ -98%
wellpoint west virginia mgd $10.90 ↓ -98%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $11.05 ↓ -98%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $11.11 ↓ -98%
aetna better health wv chip $11.11 ↓ -98%
the health plan wv chip $11.11 ↓ -98%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $11.42 ↓ -98%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $11.53 ↓ -98%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $11.53 ↓ -98%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $11.53 ↓ -98%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $11.53 ↓ -98%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $11.53 ↓ -98%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $11.53 ↓ -98%
health partners managed medicaid $11.62 ↓ -98%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $11.88 ↓ -98%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $11.88 ↓ -98%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $11.99 ↓ -98%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $12.11 ↓ -98%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $12.11 ↓ -98%
humana medicare advantage all plans $12.11 ↓ -98%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $12.11 ↓ -98%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $12.11 ↓ -98%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $12.22 ↓ -98%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $12.22 ↓ -98%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $12.22 ↓ -98%
wv senior advantage isnp $12.22 ↓ -98%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $12.45 ↓ -98%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $12.57 ↓ -98%
alliance coal alliance coal $14.41 ↓ -98%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $17.30 ↓ -97%
coventry health care worker's compensation $18.22 ↓ -97%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $19.02 ↓ -97%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $58.68 ↓ -91%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $58.68 ↓ -91%

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Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $638.50 $7.49 – $48.85
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $661.00 $7.49 – $18.22
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $560.00 $9.87 – $18.22
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $560.00 $10.90 – $18.22
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville $560.00 $10.14 – $18.22
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $560.00 $10.90 – $18.22

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