Level 1 ER visit cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $139.00 to $230.50, with a median of $204.00. The lowest listed price is at Barnesville Hospital Association — $65.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $146.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Hospital Association lowest Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR PROBLEM OF MILD SEVERITY | $139.00 | $278.00 | $713.00–$4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 EMR DPT VST MAYX REQ PHY/QHP | $149.00 | $298.00 | $713.00–$4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR PROBLEM OF MILD SEVERITY | $204.00 | $408.00 | $21.00–$1,200.00 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR PROBLEM OF MILD SEVERITY | $230.50 | $461.00 | $21.00–$1,200.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 EMR DPT VST MAYX REQ PHY/QHP | $237.00 | $474.00 | $21.00–$1,200.00 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 EMR DPT VST MAYX REQ PHY/QHP | $247.00 | $494.00 | $21.00–$1,200.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $139.00, median $204.00, highest $230.50 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is the lowest of five emergency department visit levels, used for a minor problem that needs little care. Since 2023 this level may apply even when no physician or similar clinician needs to see the patient. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.