US Health Care Costs

Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant in California

MS-DRG 014: Allogeneic bone marrow transplant

$1,268,636typical hospital bill
$226,241typical amount paid
$206,058–$232,418range paid across 3 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $1,268,636 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Ucsf Medical CenterSan Francisco23$910,164$206,058
Stanford Health CareStanford31$1,529,544$226,241
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento32$1,268,636$232,418

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.