Charleston Area Medical Center INC
501 Morris Street, Charleston, WV 25326 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
0%Self-pay discount
No self-pay discount
This hospital's published cash price is its full list price. Median across the 7,709 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.4× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 803
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Vandalia Health
- Medicare ID
- 510022
- Cost report
- FY ending 12/31/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.4× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.6× | |
| CT scan most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 31.8× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 19.0× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.7× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.9× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.6× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.3× | |
| Occupational therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Speech therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.3× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.9× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Implanted devices most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.7× | |
| Dialysis 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.1× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.0× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.3× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.8× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $228 cash price | $228 same as list |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $145 cash price | $145 same as list |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $21.00 cash price | $21.00 same as list |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $8.97 cash price | $8.97 same as list |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $40.09 cash price | $40.09 same as list |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $31.00 cash price | $31.00 same as list |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $86.22 cash price | $86.22 same as list |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $40.51 cash price | $40.51 same as list |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $13.00 cash price | $13.00 same as list |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $18.61 cash price | $18.61 same as list |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $62.87 cash price | $62.87 same as list |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $635 cash price | $635 same as list |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 510022, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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