US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in West Virginia

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$31,694typical hospital bill
$7,046typical amount paid
$5,883–$10,811range paid across 10 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,694 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston15$31,188$5,883
Weirton Medical Center, IncWeirton16$28,592$5,974
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown17$35,423$6,116
Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg23$24,408$6,444
Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling16$18,807$7,021
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley12$50,542$7,071
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport18$27,976$7,168
St Marys Medical CenterHuntington15$35,736$8,282
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston30$48,568$9,916
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown21$32,200$10,811

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.