US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 282: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive without cc/mcc

$25,754typical hospital bill
$5,280typical amount paid
$4,731–$6,343range paid across 8 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,754 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown17$21,986$4,731
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley14$26,310$4,859
Weirton Medical Center, IncWeirton11$25,104$4,944
Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg11$38,188$5,137
Beckley Arh HospitalBeckley13$50,058$5,424
Berkeley Medical CenterMartinsburg14$18,996$5,572
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport26$25,198$5,906
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston32$38,084$6,343

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.