New patient office visit (30-44 min)
Facility: Charleston Area Medical Center
Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WV hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WV hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $77 (about 0.7× the $118 Medicare rate). Charleston Area Medical Center charges insurers about $89, or about $289 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Charleston, WV.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $77. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $63 - $239 | 54% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $61 - $222 | 52% |
| Aetnamajor | $58 - $239 | 49% |
| Cignamajor | $227 - $331 | 193% |
| CareSource | $152 - $168 | 129% |
| UniCare | $58 - $62 | 49% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $58 - $239 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Charleston Area Medical Center
Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other WV hospitals
- Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc · Ronceverte $58
- Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital · Philippi $62
- Boone Memorial Hospital · Madison $62
- Beckley Arh Hospital · Beckley $66
- Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $68
- Berkeley Medical Center · Martinsburg $69
- Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc · Princeton $72
- Wheeling Hospital, Inc · Wheeling $72
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.