US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 660: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with cc

$43,842typical hospital bill
$11,552typical amount paid
$8,600–$30,946range paid across 6 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,842 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Weirton Medical Center, IncWeirton20$43,248$8,600
Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling16$38,731$9,945
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport19$42,944$11,242
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston23$61,598$11,863
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown20$44,435$13,433
Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington11$91,480$30,946

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.