US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Cc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 184: Major chest trauma with cc

$45,436typical hospital bill
$10,987typical amount paid
$9,571–$11,064range paid across 3 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,436 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington11$38,017$9,571
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown27$45,436$10,987
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston11$56,366$11,064

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.