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Kidney and urinary tract infections without major complications in West Virginia

What 19 hospitals in West Virginia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for kidney and urinary tract infections without major complications (DRG 690), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 690 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $24,958 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $6,624 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $4,740 Average per stay
State rank #9 of 50 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in West Virginia billed an average of $24,958 for kidney and urinary tract infections without major complications, about 3.8 times the average total payment of $6,624. That payment is 15% below the U.S. average of $7,824.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $6,624Billed $24,958

About 27¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in West Virginia billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in West Virginia:

West Virginia hospitals: kidney and urinary tract infections without major complications

Every West Virginia hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston 113 $39,719 $8,251 $5,110
Camden Clark Memorial HospitalParkersburg 90 $23,098 $5,655 $4,510
Weirton Medical CenterWeirton 85 $15,130 $5,365 $4,069
West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown 71 $24,443 $8,325 $5,048
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley 49 $24,798 $5,321 $4,188
Berkeley Medical CenterMartinsburg 43 $21,974 $6,501 $4,910
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown 43 $23,509 $5,381 $4,305
Wheeling HospitalWheeling 42 $20,275 $6,348 $4,627
United Hospital CenterBridgeport 40 $22,193 $6,533 $4,651
Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston 37 $26,019 $5,276 $4,129
Princeton Community HospitalPrinceton 35 $18,086 $5,630 $4,651
Cabell-Huntington Hospital INCHuntington 34 $32,272 $9,072 $5,244
St Mary's Medical CenterHuntington 33 $23,635 $6,516 $4,292
Logan Regional Medical CenterLogan 27 $25,822 $6,603 $5,575
Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant 24 $22,050 $5,942 $4,786
Reynolds Memorial HospitalGlen Dale 21 $15,917 $5,593 $3,681
Beckley Arh HospitalBeckley 21 $35,362 $5,812 $4,305
Greenbrier Valley Medical CenterRonceverte 20 $27,351 $7,441 $5,322
Welch Community HospitalWelch 13 $12,907 $12,170 $10,915
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Lowest and highest payments in West Virginia

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston, WV$5,276
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley, WV$5,321
Weirton Medical CenterWeirton, WV$5,365
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown, WV$5,381
Reynolds Memorial HospitalGlen Dale, WV$5,593

Highest

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Questions

How much does kidney and urinary tract infections without major complications cost in West Virginia?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for kidney and urinary tract infections without major complications (DRG 690) at 19 hospitals in West Virginia was billed at $24,958 on average, while the average total payment was $6,624, of which Medicare paid $4,740. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in West Virginia, average charges were 3.8 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.