US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 919: Complications of treatment with mcc

$90,977typical hospital bill
$21,873typical amount paid
$17,366–$26,380range paid across 2 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $90,977 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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 CenterCharleston17$95,131$17,366
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown16$86,823$26,380

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.