Pr egd flexible transoral w/placement percutaneous gastrostomy tube 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

$3,752.50

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$7,505.00

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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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$205.80 with highmark health options west va vs $9,322.25 with blue cross blue shield ppo — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $205.80 ↓ -95%
highmark health options chip $205.80 ↓ -95%
wellpoint wv chip $205.80 ↓ -95%
wellpoint west virginia mgd $205.80 ↓ -95%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $208.74 ↓ -94%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $209.72 ↓ -94%
aetna better health wv chip $209.72 ↓ -94%
the health plan wv chip $209.72 ↓ -94%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $215.60 ↓ -94%
upmc for kids chip $776.00 ↓ -79%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $853.60 ↓ -77%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $853.60 ↓ -77%
aetna better health pa chip $853.60 ↓ -77%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $1,831.70 ↓ -51%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $1,831.70 ↓ -51%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $1,831.70 ↓ -51%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $1,831.70 ↓ -51%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $1,831.70 ↓ -51%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $1,831.70 ↓ -51%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $1,886.65 ↓ -50%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $1,886.65 ↓ -50%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $1,904.97 ↓ -49%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $1,923.28 ↓ -49%
humana medicare advantage all plans $1,923.28 ↓ -49%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $1,923.28 ↓ -49%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $1,923.28 ↓ -49%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $1,923.28 ↓ -49%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $1,941.60 ↓ -48%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $1,941.60 ↓ -48%
wv senior advantage isnp $1,941.60 ↓ -48%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $1,941.60 ↓ -48%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $1,978.24 ↓ -47%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $1,996.55 ↓ -47%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $2,747.55 ↓ -27%
coventry health care worker's compensation $2,894.09 ↓ -23%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $3,022.30 ↓ -19%
alliance coal alliance coal $3,205.48 ↓ -15%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $9,322.25 ↑ +148%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $9,322.25 ↑ +148%

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Pr egd flexible transoral w/placement percutaneous gastrostomy tube at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $3,978.50 $205.80 – $7,824.94
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $329.60 not published
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $2,795.50 $205.80 – $3,205.48
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $2,229.50 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $2,205.00 $205.80 – $3,231.92
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway $2,286.00 not published
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $2,340.50 $205.80 – $3,461.82
Jackson General Hospital Ripley $2,177.00 not published

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