United Hospital Center, Inc
United Hospital Center, Inc in Bridgeport, WV charges 4.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 83 analyzed procedures, positioning it among nonprofit hospitals with moderate pricing premiums.
Bridgeport, WV 26330 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.81x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.23x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
83
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $19,494 | $9,747 | — | 8.2x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $39,821 | $19,910 | — | 7.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 254 | $68,500 | $34,250 | — | 7.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $18,937 | $9,468 | — | 7.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $82,073 | $41,037 | — | 7.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $24,725 | $12,363 | — | 7.2x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $22,419 | $11,210 | — | 6.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $33,292 | $16,646 | — | 6.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $34,716 | $17,358 | — | 6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $23,950 | $11,975 | — | 6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $36,099 | $18,049 | — | 6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $39,431 | $19,716 | — | 5.8x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $26,095 | $13,048 | — | 5.8x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $34,455 | $17,228 | — | 5.7x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $91,365 | $45,683 | — | 5.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $20,997 | $10,498 | — | 5.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $37,357 | $18,678 | — | 5.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $55,873 | $27,936 | — | 5.5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $87,453 | $43,726 | — | 5.5x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $24,123 | $12,062 | — | 5.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $30,232 | $15,116 | — | 5.4x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $49,661 | $24,831 | — | 5.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $26,412 | $13,206 | — | 5.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $25,539 | $12,769 | — | 5.4x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $22,745 | $11,373 | — | 5.3x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $31,460 | $15,730 | — | 5.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $36,336 | $18,168 | — | 5.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $20,826 | $10,413 | — | 5.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $37,076 | $18,538 | — | 5.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $21,244 | $10,622 | — | 5x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $20,543 | $10,271 | — | 5x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $30,119 | $15,059 | — | 5x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $28,700 | $14,350 | — | 4.9x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $51,873 | $25,936 | — | 4.9x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $74,646 | $37,323 | — | 4.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $91,041 | $45,520 | — | 4.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $27,140 | $13,570 | — | 4.9x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 035 | $62,279 | $31,140 | — | 4.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $25,477 | $12,739 | — | 4.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $26,790 | $13,395 | — | 4.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $22,556 | $11,278 | — | 4.7x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $57,015 | $28,508 | — | 4.7x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $27,508 | $13,754 | — | 4.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $34,339 | $17,169 | — | 4.7x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $33,252 | $16,626 | — | 4.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $38,828 | $19,414 | — | 4.7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $58,865 | $29,432 | — | 4.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $23,356 | $11,678 | — | 4.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $19,233 | $9,616 | — | 4.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $21,716 | $10,858 | — | 4.5x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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