73/100
#559 nationally
United Hospital Center, Inc
327 Medical Park Drive, Bridgeport, WV 26330 · (681) 342-1000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, United Hospital Center, Inc billed $3.77 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
- 3.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 121
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WV
- #5
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 83% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% 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 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
570 | $5,670 | $1,785 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
314 | $4,700 | $1,763 | -60% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
262 | $51,975 | $12,095 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
248 | $7,012 | $2,198 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
224 | $1,665 | $642 | -47% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
217 | $7,562 | $1,511 | -25% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
186 | $52,689 | $16,028 | -19% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
183 | $14,108 | $2,550 | -27% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
159 | $6,867 | $1,833 | -47% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
156 | $37,030 | $9,905 | -15% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications
MS-DRG 439 · Inpatient stay |
$44,708 | $8,080 | +24% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$29,287 | $6,591 | -8% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$29,434 | $6,314 | -9% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$41,628 | $10,787 | -11% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$22,235 | $5,859 | -12% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$36,634 | $8,299 | -12% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$32,440 | $7,823 | -13% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$44,604 | $10,182 | -13% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,595 | $3,702 | -71% |
|
Other Circulatory System Operating Room Procedures
MS-DRG 264 · Inpatient stay |
$46,618 | $24,257 | -66% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,396 | $1,496 | -61% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,700 | $1,763 | -60% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,692 | $3,658 | -56% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
$37,370 | $15,651 | -52% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,832 | $5,250 | -51% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,670 | $1,785 | -50% |
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.