US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc in Missouri

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

$51,881typical hospital bill
$14,416typical amount paid
$12,438–$16,394range paid across 2 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $51,881 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia24$41,736$12,438
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis108$62,026$16,394

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.