US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$82,208typical hospital bill
$12,033typical amount paid
$11,371–$12,696range paid across 2 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $82,208 for this stay in 2024, about 6.8 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 HospitalBeckley12$84,028$11,371
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston12$80,389$12,696

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.