Specialist consultation cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes: from $27.62 to $279.30, with a median of $112.50. The lowest price is at Montgomery General Hospital (Montgomery). The highest price is 10.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $112.50, is 35% below the US median of $172.20.
- West Virginia ranks 10th of 32 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99243. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.62Montgomery General Hospital
Median$112.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$279.30in West Virginia
Lowest saves$84.88vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery General Hospital lowest Montgomery · Beckley, WV INIT OFFICE CONSULT LOW (MC) | $27.62 | $36.82 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $93.00 | $186.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $98.50 | $197.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $105.00 | $210.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $106.00 | $212.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV OFFICE CONSULTATION (40 MIN) | $119.00 | $238.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $134.50 | $269.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $196.00 | $392.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $277.50 | $555.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Office consultation | $279.30 | $465.50 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $119.00 | $198.25 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $27.62 | $27.62 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $279.30 | $279.30 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $98.50 | $98.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $134.50 | $134.50 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $196.00 | $196.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What specialist consultation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consultation explained.
Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$128.14
- Alaska$322.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$99.30
- Arkansas$108.55
- California$173.00
- Colorado$96.48
- Connecticut$370.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$287.06
- Georgia$414.00
- Hawaii$124.60, 1 hospital
- Idaho$194.44, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$138.60
- Indiana$219.10
- Iowa$213.60
- Kansas$193.80
- Kentucky$95.27
- Louisiana$149.32
- Maine$45.17
- Maryland$428.10, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$116.25
- Michigan$186.40
- Minnesota$186.06
- Mississippi$128.14
- Missouri$177.45
- Montana$299.25
- Nebraska$226.13, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$179.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$50.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$250.00
- New Mexico$187.20, 3 hospitals
- New York$298.00
- North Dakota$281.25
- Ohio$109.78
- Oklahoma$95.59
- Oregon$292.63, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$185.00
- Puerto Rico$756.25, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$231.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$146.23, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$255.60
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$89.36
- Vermont$142.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$336.80, 4 hospitals
- Washington$163.28
- Wisconsin$200.20
- Wyoming$289.35, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.