X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study 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

$625.00

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$1,250.00

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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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$28.57 with highmark health options vs $852.12 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

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
highmark health options chip $28.57 ↓ -95%
wellpoint west virginia mgd $28.57 ↓ -95%
wellpoint wv chip $28.57 ↓ -95%
highmark health options west va mgd mcaid $28.57 ↓ -95%
the health plan wv mgd mcaid $28.98 ↓ -95%
aetna better health wv chip $29.11 ↓ -95%
the health plan wv chip $29.11 ↓ -95%
aetna better health mgd medicaid $29.11 ↓ -95%
highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid $29.93 ↓ -95%
amerihealth caritas pa medicaid $39.00 ↓ -94%
upmc for kids chip $39.00 ↓ -94%
upmc for you medicaid upmc for you medicaid $42.90 ↓ -93%
pennsylvania health & wellness medicaid $42.90 ↓ -93%
aetna better health pa chip $42.90 ↓ -93%
health partners managed medicaid $49.14 ↓ -92%
united mine workers of america medicare advantage united mine workers of america medicare advantage $167.43 ↓ -73%
caresource oh medicare advantage all plans $167.43 ↓ -73%
molina oh medicare advantage all plans $167.43 ↓ -73%
upmc for life medicare advantage all plans $167.43 ↓ -73%
peak health medicare advantage all plans $167.43 ↓ -73%
anthem medicare advantage ppo anthem medicare advantage ppo $167.43 ↓ -73%
anthem ohio managed medicaid $172.45 ↓ -72%
anthem oh medicare advantage hmo $172.45 ↓ -72%
highmark wv medicare advantage all plans $174.13 ↓ -72%
senior life medicare advantage all plans $175.80 ↓ -72%
pa health & wellness medicare advantage all plan $175.80 ↓ -72%
humana medicare advantage all plans $175.80 ↓ -72%
buckeye oh medicare advantage all plans $175.80 ↓ -72%
aetna medicare advantage all plans $175.80 ↓ -72%
the health plan wv medicare advantage all plans $177.48 ↓ -72%
valor health medicare advantage all plans $177.48 ↓ -72%
geisinger pa medicare advantage all plans $177.48 ↓ -72%
wv senior advantage isnp $177.48 ↓ -72%
amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage amerihealth caritas pa medicare advantage $180.82 ↓ -71%
unitedhealthcare medicare advantage all plans $182.50 ↓ -71%
buckeye commercial exchange plan $251.14 ↓ -60%
coventry health care worker's compensation $264.54 ↓ -58%
caresource oh exchange caresource oh exchange $276.26 ↓ -56%
alliance coal alliance coal $293.00 ↓ -53%
blue cross blue shield traditional blue cross blue shield traditional $852.12 ↑ +36%
blue cross blue shield ppo blue cross blue shield ppo $852.12 ↑ +36%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images single contrast study at other West-virginia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson $366.00 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown $442.50 $28.57 – $715.25
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg $280.80 not published
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale $332.50 $28.57 – $293.00
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville $319.00 not published
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg $418.50 $28.57 – $295.42
United Hospital Center Bridgeport $438.50 $28.57 – $316.44
Jackson General Hospital Ripley $308.50 not published

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