West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc in Morgantown charges 5.4x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 211 analyzed procedures, making it important to understand pricing before receiving care.
Morgantown, WV 26506 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.44x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.21x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
211
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $73,790 | $36,895 | — | 11.2x |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 708 | $93,328 | $46,664 | — | 9.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $80,055 | $40,027 | — | 8.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $59,888 | $29,944 | — | 8.3x |
| MAJOR MALE PELVIC PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC | 707 | $100,306 | $50,153 | — | 8.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $112,176 | $56,088 | — | 8.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $83,027 | $41,514 | — | 8.2x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 142 | $97,277 | $48,639 | — | 8.1x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $35,011 | $17,505 | — | 8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $34,601 | $17,300 | — | 7.9x |
| NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS | 123 | $32,649 | $16,325 | — | 7.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $80,488 | $40,244 | — | 7.6x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $127,009 | $63,504 | — | 7.5x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $31,151 | $15,576 | — | 7.4x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $51,689 | $25,845 | — | 7.4x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH OTHER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 824 | $87,231 | $43,616 | — | 7.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $30,656 | $15,328 | — | 7.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $22,785 | $11,392 | — | 7.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $86,483 | $43,241 | — | 7.2x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $50,307 | $25,153 | — | 7.2x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $81,174 | $40,587 | — | 7.2x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $102,739 | $51,369 | — | 7.1x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $65,770 | $32,885 | — | 7.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $41,985 | $20,992 | — | 7.1x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $50,107 | $25,054 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR BLADDER PROCEDURES WITH CC | 654 | $140,099 | $70,049 | — | 7x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $131,507 | $65,753 | — | 6.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $39,299 | $19,650 | — | 6.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $46,007 | $23,004 | — | 6.8x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $30,465 | $15,233 | — | 6.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $90,663 | $45,332 | — | 6.7x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $43,120 | $21,560 | — | 6.7x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $78,990 | $39,495 | — | 6.5x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $37,758 | $18,879 | — | 6.5x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $217,847 | $108,923 | — | 6.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $32,807 | $16,404 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH MCC | 183 | $63,446 | $31,723 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $100,844 | $50,422 | — | 6.3x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $36,995 | $18,498 | — | 6.3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $42,504 | $21,252 | — | 6.3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $171,439 | $85,719 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF THE EYE WITHOUT MCC | 125 | $31,555 | $15,778 | — | 6.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $40,962 | $20,481 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $59,733 | $29,866 | — | 6.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $102,534 | $51,267 | — | 6.1x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $140,263 | $70,131 | — | 6.1x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 517 | $64,680 | $32,340 | — | 6.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 357 | $77,040 | $38,520 | — | 6.1x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $123,613 | $61,807 | — | 6x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $219,726 | $109,863 | — | 6x |
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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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