US Health Care Costs

Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Cc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 439: Disorders of pancreas except malignancy with cc

$40,572typical hospital bill
$8,080typical amount paid
$7,940–$8,611range paid across 3 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,572 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
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston21$40,572$7,940
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport12$44,708$8,080
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown14$25,820$8,611

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.