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West Virginia Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 34 West Virginia hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Good Deal · Below Fair Market
0.86×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price14% Below Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 34 West Virginia hospitals, typical commercial prices average 14% below the U.S. fair price (0.86×) after accounting for local wages.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · West Virginia Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across West Virginia, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.34 Hospitals · 135 Procedures
Hospitals Priced34 in WVTotal hospitals in West Virginia with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.5× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across West Virginia hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in WV0.69× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in West Virginia: Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital (Philippi) at 0.69× fair market price.

Most affordable West Virginia hospital: Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital (Philippi) at 0.69× the fair price (31% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint34 West Virginia Hospitals Analyzed

West Virginia Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 34 reporting hospitals and 135 shoppable procedures in West Virginia, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 0.86× the U.S. fair price average (1.5× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 5.2× across the state — from 0.69× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 3.62× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 0.86× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.5× Medicare
Advantage

Best Value in West Virginia (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in West Virginia: Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital (Philippi) prices care at 0.69× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include St Marys Medical Center (Huntington, 0.76× fair) and Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc (0.76× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile West Virginia hospitals (Q25) charge 0.86× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across West Virginia must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
Watchout

Where West Virginia Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup West Virginia facilities reach 5.0× Medicare (Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston, Pocahontas Memorial Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 5.2× between the lowest-priced (0.69×) and highest-priced (3.62×) hospitals in West Virginia.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable WV Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.69× – 0.86× Fair

Led by Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital (Philippi) at 0.69× fair price.

Typical West Virginia Hospital (State Median)1.5× Medicare
0.96× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 34 West Virginia hospitals.

Highest-Markup WV Hospitals (Top 25%)5.2× State Spread
1.62× – 3.62× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of West Virginia hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

West Virginia County Price & Affordability Heatmap 26 of 55 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

West Virginia County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 55 counties in West Virginia

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Cabell County2hosps
0.76× Fair
Income $53k
Raleigh County2hosps
1.41× Fair
Income $52k
Kanawha County2hosps
1.42× Fair
Income $59k
Barbour County1hosp
0.69× Fair
Income $48k
Mercer County1hosp
0.79× Fair
Income $48k
Greenbrier County1hosp
0.82× Fair
Income $49k
Wood County1hosp
0.86× Fair
Income $56k
Preston County1hosp
0.86× Fair
Income $61k
Mingo County1hosp
0.86× Fair
Income $40k
Berkeley County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $77k
Monongalia County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $63k
Summers County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $43k
Marshall County1hosp
0.89× Fair
Income $60k
Brooke County1hosp
0.90× Fair
Income $52k
Ohio County1hosp
0.93× Fair
Income $58k
Boone County1hosp
0.96× Fair
Income $56k
Harrison County1hosp
0.98× Fair
Income $58k
Upshur County1hosp
1.47× Fair
Income $52k
Jackson County1hosp
1.50× Fair
Income $56k
Mineral County1hosp
1.50× Fair
Income $68k
Braxton County1hosp
1.50× Fair
Income $44k
Calhoun County1hosp
1.62× Fair
Income $41k
Logan County1hosp
1.86× Fair
Income $47k
Jefferson County1hosp
1.97× Fair
Income $96k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 55 total in West Virginia

All Hospitals in West Virginia (34)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in West Virginia (135)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical West Virginia price. Search any procedure below.

Browse West Virginia by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each West Virginia regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in West Virginia

Across the 36 West Virginia hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 32 of 36 hospitals
Aetna 30 of 36 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 30 of 36 hospitals
Humana 25 of 36 hospitals
Cigna 11 of 36 hospitals

Also negotiating in West Virginia: CareSource (14) · UniCare (10) · UPMC Health Plan (6) · Molina (4) · GEHA (2) · Geisinger (2).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →