West Virginia / Logan Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 510048 · Logan, WV · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Logan Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Logan Regional Medical Center reported 522 Medicare inpatient stays across 17 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.88 times what it was paid — mid-range in West Virginia, number 10 of 19 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.88×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 79 stays at an average charge of $66,611, 26% below the national average. It also billed 579 outpatient services, charging 11.8 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 522
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.88×
- 3Rank in WV (highest ratio = 1) 10 of 19
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 17 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Logan Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (6%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 79 | $66,611 | -26% | $16,315 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 73 | $46,225 | -18% | $12,443 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 65 | $45,043 | -25% | $10,989 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 36 | $27,372 | -47% | $9,604 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 32 | $38,015 | -25% | $9,754 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 31 | $60,150 | -15% | $14,536 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $58,355 | +1% | $11,445 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 28 | $32,744 | -15% | $7,027 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 27 | $25,822 | -32% | $6,603 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 25 | $37,549 | -49% | $13,618 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 21 | $33,365 | -32% | $8,431 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 16 | $54,333 | -28% | $16,412 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 14 | $26,690 | -33% | $7,530 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 13 | $30,913 | -17% | $7,670 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 12 | $23,944 | -41% | $7,346 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 11 | $44,681 | -21% | $9,840 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 11 | $24,124 | -49% | $8,319 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 169 | $23,697 | $2,364 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 79 | $20,070 | $2,039 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 65 | $13,401 | $1,401 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 37 | $9,134 | $1,665 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 35 | $9,221 | $1,782 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 26 | $17,927 | $2,704 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 25 | $39,878 | $2,856 |
| Level 2 Urology and Related Services | 22 | $7,442 | $598 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 19 | $62,134 | $5,049 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 16 | $14,417 | $1,362 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 14 | $13,426 | $2,203 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 13 | $27,366 | $2,842 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 13 | $23,161 | $3,051 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 12 | $30,422 | $2,644 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 12 | $37,347 | $6,260 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 11 | $6,735 | $1,401 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 11 | $16,987 | $1,690 |
Against the West Virginia average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Logan Regional Medical Center charged $66,611 on average, 9% more than the West Virginia average of $61,080, and was paid $16,315 against a state average of $15,917. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Logan Regional Medical Center charged $46,225 on average, 18% more than the West Virginia average of $39,062, and was paid $12,443 against a state average of $10,517. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Logan Regional Medical Center charged $45,043 on average, 9% more than the West Virginia average of $41,357, and was paid $10,989 against a state average of $10,412. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC (DRG 689), Logan Regional Medical Center charged $27,372 on average, 17% less than the West Virginia average of $32,960, and was paid $9,604 against a state average of $9,134. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $23,697 was 51% above the state average of $15,697. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $20,070 was 148% above the state average of $8,096. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $13,401 was 41% above the state average of $9,487. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $9,134 was 5% below the state average of $9,603.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Logan Regional Medical Center in Logan, WV, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-10-09 (CMS case 2804)
- CAP Request — 2025-01-15 (CMS case 2804)
- Closure Notice — 2025-03-11 (CMS case 2804)
- Met Requirements — 2026-07-28 (CMS case 8401)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.