US Health Care Costs

Endocrine Disorders with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 643: Endocrine disorders with mcc

$49,640typical hospital bill
$15,475typical amount paid
$13,555–$17,396range paid across 2 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,640 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston12$62,488$13,555
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown16$36,792$17,396

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.