US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc in Colorado

MS-DRG 847: Chemotherapy without acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with cc

$64,474typical hospital bill
$11,619typical amount paid
$9,971–$14,221range paid across 4 hospitals

Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $64,474 for this stay in 2024, about 5.5 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
HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood11$53,641$9,971
Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins36$59,278$11,182
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver21$121,119$12,055
University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora65$69,670$14,221

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.