US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in West Virginia

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$56,767typical hospital bill
$12,908typical amount paid
$12,163–$16,211range paid across 3 hospitals

West Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,767 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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 CenterCharleston11$49,650$12,163
St Marys Medical CenterHuntington11$56,767$12,908
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown19$63,339$16,211

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.