Critical care (first hour) cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $253.36 to $3,364.00, with a median of $1,258.14. The lowest price is at Sistersville General Hospital (Sistersville). The highest price is 13.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,258.14, is 38% below the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- West Virginia ranks 9th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 31 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$253.36Sistersville General Hospital
Median$1,258.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,364.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$1,004.78vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sistersville General Hospital lowest Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Crit Care E/M 30-74 Minutes | $253.36 | $422.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $340.67 | $454.23 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $465.50 | $931.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $637.00 | $1,274.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $651.00 | $1,302.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $664.50 | $1,329.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV ER CRIT CARE 30-74MI | $787.50 | $1,125.00 | Nov 13, 2025 source file |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi · Philippi, WV CRITICAL CARE - FIRST HOUR,FAC | $828.08 | $1,182.96 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $839.50 | $1,679.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV ER FACILITY FEE-CRITICAL | $844.00 | $1,688.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $949.00 | $1,898.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center Grantsville · Grantsville, WV CRITICAL CARE CODE/IVP 1-15MIN | $957.00 | $957.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $974.00 | $1,948.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV CRITICAL CARE (LEVEL 6)30-74 MIN | $1,041.88 | $2,083.75 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $1,188.50 | $2,377.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV CRITICAL CARE | $1,258.14 | $3,931.70 | Nov 22, 2025 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $1,482.00 | $2,964.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $1,482.00 | $2,964.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $1,779.65 | $4,714.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $1,782.00 | $3,564.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Critical care first hour | $1,795.05 | $2,991.75 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $1,841.50 | $3,683.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR | $1,859.20 | $2,324.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $1,933.50 | $3,867.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $2,085.50 | $4,171.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV 99291 Critical Care 1St 1-74Min | $2,443.58 | $4,887.16 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN | $2,610.27 | $2,610.27 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $2,901.00 | $5,802.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV Emer Room Critical | $3,189.26 | $6,378.51 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV Emer Room Critical Care | $3,189.26 | $6,378.51 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $3,364.00 | $6,728.00 | Jul 11, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $1,041.88 | $2,901.00 |
| Beckley, WV | 2 | $340.67 | $1,060.16 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $844.00 | $1,313.00 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $637.00 | $912.75 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $787.50 | $787.50 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $651.00 | $651.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $1,933.50 | $1,933.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $1,482.00 | $1,482.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $839.50 | $839.50 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $3,189.26 | $3,189.26 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $465.50 | $465.50 |
| Grantsville, WV | 1 | $957.00 | $957.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $974.00 | $974.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $2,610.27 | $2,610.27 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $2,085.50 | $2,085.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $1,859.20 | $1,859.20 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $828.08 | $828.08 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $1,258.14 | $1,258.14 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $1,482.00 | $1,482.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $3,364.00 | $3,364.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $253.36 | $253.36 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $1,795.05 | $1,795.05 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $664.50 | $664.50 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $2,443.58 | $2,443.58 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $949.00 | $949.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $1,841.50 | $1,841.50 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New Mexico$2,103.56
- New York$1,717.00
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.