Medical costs in Charleston, WV
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
CMS price transparency
2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.92x
Top procedures by average charge in CHARLESTON
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECDRG 003 | 1 | $531,743 | 0.54x | 4x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITDRG 216 | 1 | $456,166 | 0.95x | 5.8x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITH MCCDRG 268 | 1 | $386,526 | 1.04x | 5.7x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANTDRG 652 | 1 | $364,592 | 1.14x | 18.8x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 219 | 1 | $361,216 | 0.95x | 5.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCCDRG 233 | 1 | $316,691 | 0.88x | 6.4x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOUDRG 004 | 1 | $300,813 | 0.49x | 4.2x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 266 | 1 | $297,059 | 1.11x | 5.7x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 220 | 1 | $290,590 | 1.15x | 6.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 235 | 1 | $276,401 | 0.96x | 6.8x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 1 | $259,420 | 1.20x | 7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 234 | 1 | $248,383 | 1.04x | 7.6x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 270 | 1 | $242,207 | 1.01x | 6.3x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCCDRG 269 | 1 | $219,714 | 1.23x | 6.9x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 236 | 1 | $208,484 | 1.06x | 7.9x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 228 | 1 | $205,842 | 0.86x | 5.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 1 | $192,998 | 0.96x | 5.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC ODRG 023 | 1 | $189,665 | 0.73x | 5.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 273 | 1 | $188,655 | 0.97x | 6.8x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 271 | 1 | $185,452 | 1.15x | 8x |
Hospitals in CHARLESTON
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.