47/100
#1,373 nationally
Weirton Medical Center, Inc
601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV 26062 · (304) 797-6000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Weirton Medical Center, Inc billed $4.89 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
- 4.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 84
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WV
- #17
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 31% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 65% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 16% 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 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
154 | $17,719 | $2,917 | -14% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
129 | $14,960 | $2,250 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $18,499 | $2,685 | -27% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
112 | $37,249 | $12,132 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
110 | $12,890 | $1,340 | +28% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
99 | $17,267 | $1,553 | +47% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
96 | $24,654 | $8,171 | -43% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
94 | $34,514 | $8,565 | -26% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
94 | $13,918 | $1,704 | +8% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
85 | $15,130 | $5,365 | -49% |
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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,708 | $572 | +337% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$63,589 | $7,108 | +68% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,267 | $1,553 | +47% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$74,863 | $8,930 | +45% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,187 | $2,894 | +38% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$131,805 | $13,873 | +38% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,890 | $1,340 | +28% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$75,996 | $10,999 | +22% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$25,219 | $11,459 | -67% |
|
Dysequilibrium
MS-DRG 149 · Inpatient stay |
$13,642 | $5,027 | -65% |
|
Urinary Stones without Major Complications
MS-DRG 694 · Inpatient stay |
$14,590 | $5,263 | -62% |
|
Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast without Major Complications
MS-DRG 605 · Inpatient stay |
$16,722 | $6,133 | -59% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$19,599 | $8,386 | -59% |
|
Other Respiratory System Diagnoses without Major Complications
MS-DRG 206 · Inpatient stay |
$19,026 | $6,052 | -59% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$15,511 | $5,940 | -58% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$14,552 | $4,871 | -57% |
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.