59/100
#1,003 nationally
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc
Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506 · (304) 598-4000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc billed $3.92 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
- 3.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 236
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WV
- #13
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 57% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 57% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% 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 |
587 | $9,390 | $1,906 | -20% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
481 | $3,228 | $563 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
383 | $79,355 | $20,802 | +22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
369 | $10,298 | $1,313 | about average |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
296 | $29,830 | $2,680 | +18% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
293 | $8,988 | $1,637 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
289 | $7,051 | $1,551 | -40% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
247 | $14,362 | $2,171 | -26% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
238 | $10,099 | $1,562 | -11% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
234 | $17,519 | $3,379 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5463 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$107,677 | $11,383 | +84% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 331 · Inpatient stay |
$118,596 | $22,381 | +59% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$58,608 | $5,361 | +48% |
|
Skin Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay |
$69,596 | $15,566 | +36% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 658 · Inpatient stay |
$100,237 | $26,357 | +31% |
|
O.r. Procedures for Obesity without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 621 · Inpatient stay |
$84,888 | $22,404 | +29% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$128,763 | $27,840 | +28% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 328 · Inpatient stay |
$97,028 | $21,361 | +28% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$64,121 | $27,445 | -57% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 087 · Inpatient stay |
$27,270 | $7,374 | -51% |
|
Headaches without Major Complications
MS-DRG 103 · Inpatient stay |
$23,413 | $8,533 | -49% |
|
Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage with Major
MS-DRG 020 · Inpatient stay |
$185,097 | $72,090 | -47% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,010 | $3,167 | -45% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$73,843 | $19,576 | -44% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
$36,792 | $17,396 | -44% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,340 | $16,268 | -44% |
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.