79/100
#369 nationally
Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital
1306 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25301 · (304) 343-4371
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital billed $1.96 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 2.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 15
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WV
- #2
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Not published for this hospital — scored at 50% of the component rather than zero, because an absent figure is not a bad one.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,022 | $3,255 | $1,927 | -72% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
108 | $2,818 | $1,570 | -75% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $23,849 | $10,440 | -62% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $3,558 | $1,586 | -70% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $6,810 | $2,443 | -67% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $5,806 | $4,431 | -76% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $3,552 | $1,349 | -65% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $2,723 | $1,363 | -76% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $14,609 | $5,650 | -63% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $3,822 | $2,380 | -77% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,798 | $15,124 | -54% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,849 | $10,440 | -62% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,609 | $5,650 | -63% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,552 | $1,349 | -65% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,810 | $2,443 | -67% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,650 | $2,933 | -67% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,510 | $1,981 | -69% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,558 | $1,586 | -70% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,493 | $4,964 | -84% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,822 | $2,380 | -77% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,806 | $4,431 | -76% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,723 | $1,363 | -76% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,818 | $1,570 | -75% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,862 | $4,891 | -75% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,255 | $1,927 | -72% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,558 | $1,586 | -70% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.