US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy with Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis or with High Dose Chemotherapy a in Michigan

MS-DRG 837: Chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis or with high dose chemotherapy a

$87,865typical hospital bill
$59,128typical amount paid
$40,442–$77,622range paid across 3 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $87,865 for this stay in 2024, about 1.5 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
Karmanos Cancer CenterDetroit15$87,865$40,442
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit12$61,669$59,128
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor16$221,422$77,622

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.