US Health Care Costs

Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 482: Hip and femur procedures except major joint without cc/mcc

$76,246typical hospital bill
$11,676typical amount paid
$10,672–$13,069range paid across 3 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $76,246 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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 HospitalBeckley14$81,072$10,672
St Marys Medical CenterHuntington12$49,919$11,676
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston12$76,246$13,069

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.