US Health Care Costs

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

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

$57,838typical hospital bill
$51,995typical amount paid
$51,834–$52,156range paid across 2 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,838 for this stay in 2024, about 1.1 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
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore20$56,303$51,834
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore33$59,373$52,156

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.