US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Mcc in Tennessee

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

$70,657typical hospital bill
$18,645typical amount paid
$15,955–$29,623range paid across 3 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $70,657 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga22$52,382$15,955
St Francis HospitalMemphis11$95,266$18,645
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville26$70,657$29,623

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.