US Health Care Costs

Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 056: Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc

$78,097typical hospital bill
$20,969typical amount paid
$16,417–$25,522range paid across 2 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $78,097 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg12$69,523$16,417
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown15$86,672$25,522

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.