US Health Care Costs

Other Respiratory System O.r. Procedures with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 166: Other respiratory system o.r. procedures with mcc

$141,032typical hospital bill
$35,136typical amount paid
$33,333–$36,939range paid across 2 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $141,032 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston16$164,567$33,333
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown16$117,497$36,939

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.