US Health Care Costs

Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 324: Coronary intravascular lithotripsy with intraluminal device without mcc

$172,152typical hospital bill
$26,009typical amount paid
$25,149–$26,868range paid across 2 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $172,152 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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 HospitalBeckley17$159,271$25,149
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston22$185,032$26,868

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.