CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Charleston Area Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,337

about 0.9× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $4,751–$6,350

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,310

About the fair price

about $27 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $5,337 This hospital $5,310 Cash price $49,154 Hospital's list price $49,154

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WV hospitals compared.

Cheapest $4,338 Priciest $6,287

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WV hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $5,337 (about 0.9× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Charleston Area Medical Center charges insurers about $5,310, or about $49,154 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charleston, WV.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$5,470 - $48,170	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,310 - $44,823	94%
Aetnamajor	$4,711 - $48,170	83%
Cignamajor	$45,713	805%
CareSource	$14,869	262%
UniCare	$4,711	83%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$4,711 - $48,170

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 49,154), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 392.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Charleston Area Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 392.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Charleston Area Medical Center

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other WV hospitals

Minnie Hamilton Health System · Grantsville $4,338
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital · Philippi $4,564
St Marys Medical Center · Huntington $4,957
Raleigh General Hospital · Beckley $5,497
Weirton Medical Center, Inc · Weirton $5,905
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc · Princeton $5,919
Camden Clark Medical Center · Parkersburg $6,201
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $6,287

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.