Specialist consult, extended cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $37.27 to $424.80, with a median of $99.25. The lowest price is at Montgomery General Hospital (Montgomery). The highest price is 11.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $99.25, is 55% below the US median of $219.70.
- West Virginia ranks 6th of 35 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 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$37.27Montgomery General Hospital
Median$99.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$424.80in West Virginia
Lowest saves$61.98vs 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 MOD (MC) | $37.27 | $49.70 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV SBL OFFICE VISIT CONSULT | $50.00 | $100.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $80.00 | $160.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $81.00 | $162.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV OFFICE CONSULTATION; TYPICALLY 1 HOUR | $82.50 | $165.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $88.50 | $177.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $98.50 | $197.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $100.00 | $200.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $139.00 | $278.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV 99244-Office Consult New/Est PT Mod MDM Level 4 (40 min) | $160.71 | $321.42 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $215.00 | $430.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Outpt Consult Level Iv | $241.46 | $402.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $411.50 | $823.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Op cnslt new/est mod 40 min | $424.80 | $708.00 | 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 | $50.00 | $230.75 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $82.50 | $82.50 |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $37.27 | $37.27 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $160.71 | $160.71 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $241.46 | $241.46 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $424.80 | $424.80 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $98.50 | $98.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $215.00 | $215.00 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $88.50 | $88.50 |
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 consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Colorado$144.31
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$242.50
- Indiana$242.20
- Iowa$294.40
- Kansas$266.05
- Kentucky$170.40
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maine$64.17
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Michigan$225.73
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Pennsylvania$260.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.