Ther radiology tx plng smpl 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

$235.50

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$471.00

Gross charge

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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.

$52.50 with highmark health options vs $343.74 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
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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
highmark health options chip $52.50 ↓ -78%
wellpoint wv chip $52.50 ↓ -78%
wellpoint west virginia mgd $52.50 ↓ -78%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $52.50 ↓ -78%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $53.25 ↓ -77%
aetna better health wv chip $53.50 ↓ -77%
the health plan wv chip $53.50 ↓ -77%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $53.50 ↓ -77%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $55.00 ↓ -77%
upmc for kids chip $66.02 ↓ -72%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $66.02 ↓ -72%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $67.54 ↓ -71%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $67.54 ↓ -71%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $67.54 ↓ -71%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $67.54 ↓ -71%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $67.54 ↓ -71%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $67.54 ↓ -71%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $69.57 ↓ -70%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $69.57 ↓ -70%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $70.24 ↓ -70%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $70.92 ↓ -70%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $70.92 ↓ -70%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $70.92 ↓ -70%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $70.92 ↓ -70%
humana medicare advantage all plans $70.92 ↓ -70%
wv senior advantage isnp $71.59 ↓ -70%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $71.59 ↓ -70%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $71.59 ↓ -70%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $71.59 ↓ -70%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $72.62 ↓ -69%
aetna better health pa chip $72.62 ↓ -69%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $72.62 ↓ -69%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $72.94 ↓ -69%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $73.62 ↓ -69%
health partners managed medicaid $83.19 ↓ -65%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $101.31 ↓ -57%
coventry health care worker's compensation $106.71 ↓ -55%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $111.44 ↓ -53%
alliance coal alliance coal $118.20 ↓ -50%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $343.74 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $343.74 ↑ +46%

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Ther radiology tx plng smpl at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $206.50 $52.50 – $118.20
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $289.00 $52.50 – $118.20
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $289.00 $52.50 – $118.20
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $161.50 $52.50 – $341.81

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