Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guide ea addl lesion left 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

$337.50

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$675.00

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$36.80 with wellpoint west virginia vs $212.64 with blue cross blue shield traditional — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $36.80 ↓ -89%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $36.80 ↓ -89%
highmark health options chip $36.80 ↓ -89%
wellpoint wv chip $36.80 ↓ -89%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $37.33 ↓ -89%
aetna better health wv chip $37.50 ↓ -89%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $37.50 ↓ -89%
the health plan wv chip $37.50 ↓ -89%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $38.56 ↓ -89%
upmc for kids chip $39.33 ↓ -88%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $39.33 ↓ -88%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $41.78 ↓ -88%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $41.78 ↓ -88%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $41.78 ↓ -88%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $41.78 ↓ -88%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $41.78 ↓ -88%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $41.78 ↓ -88%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $43.03 ↓ -87%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $43.03 ↓ -87%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $43.26 ↓ -87%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $43.26 ↓ -87%
aetna better health pa chip $43.26 ↓ -87%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $43.45 ↓ -87%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $43.87 ↓ -87%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $43.87 ↓ -87%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $43.87 ↓ -87%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $43.87 ↓ -87%
humana medicare advantage all plans $43.87 ↓ -87%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $44.29 ↓ -87%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $44.29 ↓ -87%
wv senior advantage isnp $44.29 ↓ -87%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $44.29 ↓ -87%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $45.12 ↓ -87%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $45.54 ↓ -87%
health partners managed medicaid $49.56 ↓ -85%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $62.67 ↓ -81%
coventry health care worker's compensation $66.01 ↓ -80%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $68.94 ↓ -80%
alliance coal alliance coal $73.11 ↓ -78%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $212.64 ↓ -37%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $212.64 ↓ -37%

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Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guide ea addl lesion left at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $2,340.00 $27.16 – $177.00
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $161.50 $36.80 – $73.11
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville $401.50 $36.80 – $73.11
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $161.50 $36.80 – $73.11
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton $337.50 $36.80 – $243.35
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon $1,602.50 not published
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $1,655.00 $36.80 – $211.44

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