US Health Care Costs

Atherosclerosis Without Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 303: Atherosclerosis without mcc

$21,583typical hospital bill
$6,222typical amount paid
$4,822–$7,935range paid across 3 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $21,583 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley28$19,542$4,822
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston19$32,189$6,222
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown16$21,583$7,935

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.