US Health Care Costs

Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant in North Carolina

MS-DRG 014: Allogeneic bone marrow transplant

$269,307typical hospital bill
$142,129typical amount paid
$135,369–$148,890range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $269,307 for this stay in 2024, about 1.9 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
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill15$208,912$135,369
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem12$329,703$148,890

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.