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Other digestive system diagnoses with complications in West Virginia

What 9 hospitals in West Virginia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other digestive system diagnoses with complications (DRG 394), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 394 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $31,447 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $8,094 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $5,420 Average per stay
State rank #11 of 46 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in West Virginia billed an average of $31,447 for other digestive system diagnoses with complications, about 3.9 times the average total payment of $8,094. That payment is 15% below the U.S. average of $9,547.

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 $8,094Billed $31,447

About 26¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in West Virginia billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in West Virginia:

West Virginia hospitals: other digestive system diagnoses with 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
West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown 37 $33,390 $11,152 $5,816
United Hospital CenterBridgeport 19 $30,195 $7,623 $5,035
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston 19 $45,071 $8,618 $6,069
Camden Clark Memorial HospitalParkersburg 17 $28,616 $6,823 $4,827
Wheeling HospitalWheeling 15 $23,508 $7,151 $5,676
St Mary's Medical CenterHuntington 14 $27,181 $7,384 $5,524
Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown 13 $30,541 $6,094 $4,838
Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston 11 $26,941 $6,180 $5,216
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley 11 $29,745 $6,143 $4,956
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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

Mon Health Medical CenterMorgantown, WV$6,094
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley, WV$6,143
Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston, WV$6,180
Camden Clark Memorial HospitalParkersburg, WV$6,823
Wheeling HospitalWheeling, WV$7,151

Highest

West Virginia University HospitalsMorgantown, WV$11,152
Charleston Area Medical CenterCharleston, WV$8,618
United Hospital CenterBridgeport, WV$7,623
St Mary's Medical CenterHuntington, WV$7,384
Wheeling HospitalWheeling, WV$7,151

Other digestive system diagnoses with complications in other states

Questions

How much does other digestive system diagnoses with complications cost in West Virginia?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other digestive system diagnoses with complications (DRG 394) at 9 hospitals in West Virginia was billed at $31,447 on average, while the average total payment was $8,094, of which Medicare paid $5,420. 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 3.9 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.