US Health Care Costs

Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 273: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures with mcc

$146,330typical hospital bill
$31,574typical amount paid
$30,204–$37,565range paid across 4 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $146,330 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
Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling20$128,651$30,204
St Marys Medical CenterHuntington18$131,452$30,696
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston39$196,817$32,452
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown15$161,208$37,565

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.