X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess 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

$628.00

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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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$1,256.00

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.

$16.50 with amerihealth caritas pa vs $2,654.53 with blue cross blue shield ppo — 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
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $16.50 ↓ -97%
upmc for kids chip $16.50 ↓ -97%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $18.15 ↓ -97%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $18.15 ↓ -97%
aetna better health pa chip $18.15 ↓ -97%
wellpoint west virginia mgd $18.78 ↓ -97%
highmark health options chip $18.78 ↓ -97%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $18.78 ↓ -97%
wellpoint wv chip $18.78 ↓ -97%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $19.05 ↓ -97%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $19.14 ↓ -97%
aetna better health wv chip $19.14 ↓ -97%
the health plan wv chip $19.14 ↓ -97%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $19.68 ↓ -97%
health partners managed medicaid $20.79 ↓ -97%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $521.58 ↓ -17%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $521.58 ↓ -17%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $521.58 ↓ -17%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $521.58 ↓ -17%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $521.58 ↓ -17%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $521.58 ↓ -17%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $537.23 ↓ -14%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $537.23 ↓ -14%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $542.44 ↓ -14%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $547.66 ↓ -13%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $547.66 ↓ -13%
humana medicare advantage all plans $547.66 ↓ -13%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $547.66 ↓ -13%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $547.66 ↓ -13%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $552.87 ↓ -12%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $552.87 ↓ -12%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $552.87 ↓ -12%
wv senior advantage isnp $552.87 ↓ -12%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $563.31 ↓ -10%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $568.52 ↓ -9%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $782.37 ↑ +25%
coventry health care worker's compensation $824.10 ↑ +31%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $860.61 ↑ +37%
alliance coal alliance coal $912.76 ↑ +45%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $2,654.53 ↑ +323%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $2,654.53 ↑ +323%

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X-ray sinus tract/fistula/abscess at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $1,255.00 $16.50 – $2,228.19
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $242.50 $17.33 – $912.77
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $414.00 $17.66 – $920.29
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $685.00 $18.78 – $985.78
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville $448.50 $18.15 – $977.58
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg $685.00 $18.78 – $912.76
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston $1,332.00 $18.78 – $2,639.66

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