US Health Care Costs

Acute Leukemia with Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 834: Acute leukemia with mcc

$328,339typical hospital bill
$73,241typical amount paid
$72,831–$73,651range paid across 2 hospitals

Arkansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $328,339 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock12$410,731$72,831
University of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock12$245,947$73,651

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.