Fine needle aspiration biopsy w/us gdn; ea addtl 10006 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

$323.50

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$647.00

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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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$37.57 with wellpoint west virginia vs $222.92 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

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 $37.57 ↓ -88%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $37.57 ↓ -88%
highmark health options chip $37.57 ↓ -88%
wellpoint wv chip $37.57 ↓ -88%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $38.11 ↓ -88%
aetna better health wv chip $38.28 ↓ -88%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $38.28 ↓ -88%
the health plan wv chip $38.28 ↓ -88%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $39.36 ↓ -88%
upmc for kids chip $40.71 ↓ -87%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $40.71 ↓ -87%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $43.80 ↓ -86%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $43.80 ↓ -86%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $43.80 ↓ -86%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $43.80 ↓ -86%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $43.80 ↓ -86%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $43.80 ↓ -86%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $44.78 ↓ -86%
aetna better health pa chip $44.78 ↓ -86%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $44.78 ↓ -86%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $45.11 ↓ -86%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $45.11 ↓ -86%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $45.55 ↓ -86%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $45.99 ↓ -86%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $45.99 ↓ -86%
humana medicare advantage all plans $45.99 ↓ -86%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $45.99 ↓ -86%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $45.99 ↓ -86%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $46.43 ↓ -86%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $46.43 ↓ -86%
wv senior advantage isnp $46.43 ↓ -86%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $46.43 ↓ -86%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $47.30 ↓ -85%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $47.74 ↓ -85%
health partners managed medicaid $51.29 ↓ -84%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $65.70 ↓ -80%
coventry health care worker's compensation $69.20 ↓ -79%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $72.27 ↓ -78%
alliance coal alliance coal $76.65 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $222.92 ↓ -31%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $222.92 ↓ -31%

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Fine needle aspiration biopsy w/us gdn; ea addtl 10006 at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $50.00 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $1,667.00 $28.47 – $185.56
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $111.20 not published
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $4,882.50 $28.47 – $76.65
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $1,177.00 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $1,468.00 $37.57 – $76.65
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $50.00 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $788.50 $37.57 – $76.65

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