US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$16,547typical hospital bill
$5,032typical amount paid
$3,809–$7,753range paid across 5 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $16,547 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown19$16,348$3,809
Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling14$13,650$4,041
St Marys Medical CenterHuntington15$16,547$5,032
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston21$25,712$5,542
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown19$19,626$7,753

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.