US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 236: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc

$223,840typical hospital bill
$44,880typical amount paid
$40,869–$45,074range paid across 3 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $223,840 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown11$255,102$40,869
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown42$185,242$44,880
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston49$223,840$45,074

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.