US Health Care Costs

Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 536: Fractures of hip and pelvis without mcc

$19,422typical hospital bill
$5,725typical amount paid
$5,212–$7,776range paid across 3 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $19,422 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Weirton Medical Center, IncWeirton13$14,870$5,212
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport12$19,422$5,725
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston14$31,148$7,776

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.