US Health Care Costs

Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 521: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture with mcc

$104,056typical hospital bill
$22,717typical amount paid
$19,192–$28,614range paid across 4 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $104,056 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg17$73,755$19,192
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport12$65,401$21,483
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston15$134,357$23,951
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown17$139,278$28,614

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.