Barnesville Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Barnesville Hospital? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
200%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level - a 100% discount on emergency and medically necessary care.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Barnesville Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 740-425-5136 — Barnesville Hospital financial counselor; WVU Medicine system line 304-598-6260 (Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.).
How to apply
- Check the income limit above - free care goes up to 200% of the federal poverty level.
- Contact the Barnesville financial counselor at 740-425-5136 or download the financial assistance application from the bill-pay page.
- Fill out the application completely with the required documents - you must have applied for and been denied Medicaid coverage first.
- If approved, you are covered for emergency and medically necessary care for 12 months.
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
See what Barnesville Hospital charges
Check if you qualify at other hospitals
Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- WVU Medicine 2026 Financial Assistance Policy - Plain Language Summary
- Barnesville Hospital bill pay