63/100
#862 nationally
Wheeling Hospital, Inc
1 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV 26003 · (304) 243-3000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Wheeling Hospital, Inc billed $4.01 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
- 4.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 111
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in WV
- #10
- 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 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 61% 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 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
395 | $11,671 | $1,304 | +16% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
224 | $45,795 | $14,522 | -30% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
224 | $12,710 | $2,185 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
183 | $1,607 | $568 | -49% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
140 | $11,354 | $1,588 | about average |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
136 | $6,923 | $1,674 | -46% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
124 | $29,172 | $9,921 | -33% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
115 | $13,905 | $2,714 | -45% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
114 | $41,231 | $13,314 | -25% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
101 | $31,110 | $4,791 | -11% |
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 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,205 | $1,276 | +44% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$50,946 | $7,108 | +35% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,159 | $4,329 | +24% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$63,044 | $8,930 | +22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,671 | $1,304 | +16% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,860 | $2,895 | +16% |
|
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures
APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,078 | $2,349 | +15% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,924 | $2,881 | +11% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$16,221 | $9,174 | -62% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$35,550 | $14,026 | -56% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$24,497 | $10,307 | -54% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$47,121 | $14,748 | -54% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$69,894 | $17,454 | -51% |
|
Back Problems (without major complications)
MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay |
$19,045 | $7,314 | -51% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications
MS-DRG 433 · Inpatient stay |
$22,913 | $7,947 | -50% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$18,807 | $7,021 | -49% |
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.