MRA abdomen post contrast 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

$2,841.50

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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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$5,683.00

Gross charge

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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.

$63.30 with wellpoint west virginia vs $428.40 with health partners — 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 $63.30 ↓ -98%
wellpoint wv chip $63.30 ↓ -98%
highmark health options chip $63.30 ↓ -98%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $63.30 ↓ -98%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $64.21 ↓ -98%
aetna better health wv chip $64.51 ↓ -98%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $64.51 ↓ -98%
the health plan wv chip $64.51 ↓ -98%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $66.32 ↓ -98%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $81.46 ↓ -97%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $81.46 ↓ -97%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $81.46 ↓ -97%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $81.46 ↓ -97%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $81.46 ↓ -97%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $81.46 ↓ -97%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $83.90 ↓ -97%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $83.90 ↓ -97%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $84.72 ↓ -97%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $85.53 ↓ -97%
humana medicare advantage all plans $85.53 ↓ -97%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $85.53 ↓ -97%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $85.53 ↓ -97%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $85.53 ↓ -97%
wv senior advantage isnp $86.35 ↓ -97%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $86.35 ↓ -97%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $86.35 ↓ -97%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $86.35 ↓ -97%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $87.98 ↓ -97%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $88.79 ↓ -97%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $122.19 ↓ -96%
coventry health care worker's compensation $128.71 ↓ -95%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $134.41 ↓ -95%
alliance coal alliance coal $142.55 ↓ -95%
upmc for kids chip $340.00 ↓ -88%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $340.00 ↓ -88%
aetna better health pa chip $374.00 ↓ -87%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $374.00 ↓ -87%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $374.00 ↓ -87%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $414.58 ↓ -85%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $414.58 ↓ -85%
health partners managed medicaid $428.40 ↓ -85%

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MRA abdomen post contrast at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $1,178.00 $52.95 – $408.00
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $1,588.80 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $1,375.00 $63.30 – $142.55
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $2,184.00 $63.30 – $142.56
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton $2,783.50 $81.46 – $474.47
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $1,877.50 $63.30 – $412.26

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