US Health Care Costs

Acute Leukemia with Mcc in Kentucky

MS-DRG 834: Acute leukemia with mcc

$206,334typical hospital bill
$55,898typical amount paid
$44,104–$67,693range paid across 2 hospitals

Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $206,334 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville11$170,392$44,104
University of Kentucky HospitalLexington23$242,276$67,693

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.