US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 432: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$43,799typical hospital bill
$14,388typical amount paid
$13,704–$24,504range paid across 6 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,799 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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 HospitalBeckley11$38,996$13,704
Berkeley Medical CenterMartinsburg11$30,413$13,792
Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling12$35,550$14,026
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport16$56,379$14,750
Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington11$48,601$16,215
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown18$57,397$24,504

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.