US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy with Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc or High Dose Chemotherap in Alabama

MS-DRG 838: Chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with cc or high dose chemotherap

$106,270average hospital bill
$23,740average amount paid

One Alabama hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $106,270, about 4.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham13$106,270$23,740

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.