Brace knee extender plus 22-30in 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

$213.50

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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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$427.00

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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.

$812.69 with united mine workers of america medicare advantage vs $4,136.10 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
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $812.69 ↑ +281%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $812.69 ↑ +281%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $812.69 ↑ +281%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $812.69 ↑ +281%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $812.69 ↑ +281%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $812.69 ↑ +281%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $837.07 ↑ +292%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $837.07 ↑ +292%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $845.20 ↑ +296%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $853.32 ↑ +300%
humana medicare advantage all plans $853.32 ↑ +300%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $853.32 ↑ +300%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $853.32 ↑ +300%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $853.32 ↑ +300%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $861.45 ↑ +303%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $861.45 ↑ +303%
wv senior advantage isnp $861.45 ↑ +303%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $861.45 ↑ +303%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $877.71 ↑ +311%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $885.83 ↑ +315%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $1,219.04 ↑ +471%
coventry health care worker's compensation $1,284.05 ↑ +501%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $1,340.94 ↑ +528%
alliance coal alliance coal $1,422.21 ↑ +566%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $4,136.10 ↑ +1837%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $4,136.10 ↑ +1837%

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $231.00 $528.25 – $3,442.96
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $220.00 $812.69 – $1,422.21
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $294.88 $812.69 – $1,422.21

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