US Health Care Costs

Acute Leukemia with Mcc in Massachusetts

MS-DRG 834: Acute leukemia with mcc

$283,061typical hospital bill
$92,685typical amount paid
$78,563–$109,777range paid across 3 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $283,061 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston58$283,061$78,563
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston38$409,570$92,685
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston19$210,468$109,777

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.