US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$329,617typical hospital bill
$67,248typical amount paid
$57,751–$73,363range paid across 4 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $329,617 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
St Marys Medical CenterHuntington31$190,994$57,751
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston26$352,085$67,050
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown11$359,544$67,445
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown12$307,150$73,363

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.