US Health Care Costs

Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc in South Carolina

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

$44,551typical hospital bill
$12,477typical amount paid
$8,339–$17,123range paid across 3 hospitals

South Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $44,551 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
Roper HospitalCharleston14$39,071$8,339
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville24$44,551$12,477
Musc Medical CenterCharleston101$46,406$17,123

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.