US Health Care Costs

Acute Leukemia with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 834: Acute leukemia with mcc

$325,007typical hospital bill
$72,818typical amount paid
$59,139–$106,028range paid across 4 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $325,007 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
Cooper University HospitalCamden11$223,750$59,139
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick20$229,750$59,839
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack19$420,264$85,798
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune18$701,246$106,028

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.