US Health Care Costs

Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant with Cc/Mcc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 016: Autologous bone marrow transplant with cc/mcc

$156,667typical hospital bill
$67,635typical amount paid
$59,744–$75,526range paid across 2 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $156,667 for this stay in 2024, about 2.3 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
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte21$115,798$59,744
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill15$197,536$75,526

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.