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Artery Puncture Collection of Blood Sample Cost in West Virginia
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 34 West Virginia hospitals. CPT 36600. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $69.50
📉 Low $15.00
📈 High $458
🏥 34 hospitals
🏛️ 29 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $25.53
Hospital comparison — West Virginia
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 34 of 34 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | BCBS | MultiPlan | Medicare | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAXTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GASSAWAY |
$15.00 | $45.00 | $43.00 | $45.15 | $95.00 | $87.95 | $95.00 | $43.00 | — |
| POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL KEYSER |
$15.00 | $36.00 | $34.00 | $35.70 | $90.00 | $82.69 | $95.00 | $34.00 | — |
| JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER RANSON |
$15.00 | $34.00 | $32.00 | $33.60 | $92.00 | $82.33 | $95.00 | $32.00 | — |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL BUCKHANNON |
$15.00 | $32.00 | $34.88 | — | $95.00 | $81.46 | $95.00 | — | — |
| SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SUMMERSVILLE |
$15.50 | $30.00 | $29.00 | $30.45 | $95.00 | $68.48 | $95.00 | $29.00 | — |
| SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SUMMERSVILLE |
$15.50 | $30.00 | $29.00 | $30.45 | $95.00 | $68.48 | $95.00 | $29.00 | — |
| JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL RIPLEY |
$15.50 | $29.00 | $28.00 | $29.40 | $95.00 | $82.35 | $95.00 | $28.00 | — |
| BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MADISON |
$19.50 | $10.92 | — | $10.70 | $29.09 | — | — | $10.70 | $11.70 |
| GRANT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PETERSBURG |
$24.00 | $51.00 | $49.00 | $51.45 | $95.00 | $80.03 | $95.00 | $49.00 | — |
| MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL FAYETTE COUNTY |
$29.93 | $36.00 | $41.00 | $39.00 | — | $211 | — | $39.00 | $44.00 |
| REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GLEN DALE |
$36.50 | $11.53 | $94.60 | $133 | $92.00 | $59.69 | $95.00 | $127 | — |
| BROADDUS HOSPITAL PHILIPPI |
$41.56 | $9.73 | $13.05 | $13.05 | $22.33 | — | $26.10 | — | — |
| GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RONCEVERTE |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL CHARLESTON |
$53.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHEELING HOSPITAL WHEELING |
$61.00 | $11.53 | $94.60 | $134 | $92.00 | $75.00 | $95.00 | $128 | — |
| CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON |
$61.71 | $14.57 | $14.57 | $14.57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER PARKERSBURG |
$69.50 | $11.53 | $90.00 | $133 | $90.00 | $79.05 | $95.00 | $127 | — |
| UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER BRIDGEPORT |
$69.50 | $11.53 | $94.60 | $144 | $92.00 | $80.12 | $95.00 | $137 | — |
| SUMMERS COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL SUMMERS HOSPITAL ROAD HINTON |
$73.80 | $27.06 | $38.13 | $24.85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER ELKINS |
$74.95 | $9.73 | $13.05 | $13.05 | $22.33 | — | $26.10 | — | — |
| HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROMNEY |
$83.30 | $42.84 | $42.84 | $43.91 | $119 | $42.41 | — | — | $42.84 |
| WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BERKELEY SPRINGS |
$83.30 | $41.65 | $41.65 | $42.69 | $119 | $41.65 | — | — | $45.22 |
| WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL NEW MARTINSVILLE |
$90.50 | $11.53 | $93.74 | $143 | $95.00 | $56.47 | $95.00 | $136 | — |
| RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL BECKLEY |
$102 | $84.00 | $79.70 | $100 | $60.20 | $15.10 | $95.00 | $100 | — |
| FAIRMONT MEDICAL CENTER MORGANTOWN |
$132 | $11.32 | $90.00 | $134 | $88.00 | $73.77 | $95.00 | $128 | $13.00 |
| BECKLEY ARH HOSPITAL STANDORD ROAD BECKLEY |
$134 | $111 | $111 | $111 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BERKELEY MEDICAL CENTER MARTINSBURG |
$148 | $11.53 | $90.00 | $134 | $92.00 | $77.78 | $95.00 | $128 | — |
| ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER WEIRTON |
$260 | $11.53 | $94.60 | $133 | $92.00 | $59.74 | $95.00 | $127 | $13.00 |
| CORNERSTONE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS HUNTINGTON 2E |
$316 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAMC PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER OAK HILL |
$382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PRINCETON |
$390 | $11.53 | $50.80 | $53.34 | — | $274 | $95.00 | $50.80 | $13.00 |
| WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WILLIAMSON |
$422 | $194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL SOUTH CHARLESTON |
$458 | $11.53 | $94.60 | $133 | $92.00 | $588 | $95.00 | $127 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 36600, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $121 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $69.50 for this?
That is the median of what the 34 West Virginia hospitals above publish for Artery puncture collection of blood sample — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 36600 in West Virginia, Medicare reimburses about $25.53 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in West Virginia range from $15.00 to $458 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.7x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does artery puncture collection of blood sample cost in West Virginia?
- Cash prices for artery puncture collection of blood sample (CPT 36600) in West Virginia range from $15.00 to $458, with a median of $69.50. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest artery puncture collection of blood sample in West Virginia?
- The cheapest West Virginia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each West Virginia facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 36600 (Heart & Vascular). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.