US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Mcc in New Jersey

MS-DRG 846: Chemotherapy without acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with mcc

$202,474typical hospital bill
$35,932typical amount paid
$29,025–$41,441range paid across 3 hospitals

New Jersey hospitals billed Medicare a typical $202,474 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick12$161,280$29,025
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown16$202,474$35,932
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack25$211,577$41,441

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.