35/100
#1,730 nationally
Charleston Area Medical Center
501 Morris Street, Charleston, WV 25301 · (304) 388-5432
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Charleston Area Medical Center billed $5.50 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
- 5.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 201
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WV
- #20
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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.
Better than 29% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 36% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 37% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
785 | $79,694 | $18,057 | +22% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
700 | $21,340 | $2,261 | +10% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
476 | $10,700 | $1,632 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
453 | $20,536 | $2,716 | -19% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
442 | $3,156 | $541 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
430 | $8,390 | $1,342 | -17% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
281 | $59,281 | $12,561 | +37% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
223 | $30,467 | $4,325 | +11% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
217 | $14,519 | $1,928 | +24% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
208 | $17,354 | $2,913 | -16% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$95,252 | $22,798 | +164% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$68,388 | $10,830 | +81% |
|
Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
MS-DRG 696 · Inpatient stay |
$44,076 | $7,288 | +80% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$131,909 | $18,501 | +63% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$86,694 | $9,988 | +63% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,358 | $2,672 | +60% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$180,554 | $25,649 | +60% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with
MS-DRG 857 · Inpatient stay |
$154,291 | $23,623 | +59% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 087 · Inpatient stay |
$30,559 | $7,683 | -45% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$333,593 | $101,574 | -38% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,837 | $1,340 | -32% |
|
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except
MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay |
$602,977 | $112,380 | -31% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,499 | $9,048 | -31% |
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$49,650 | $12,163 | -27% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$32,598 | $8,286 | -27% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 086 · Inpatient stay |
$43,205 | $11,213 | -24% |
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.