US Health Care Costs

Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 840: Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia with mcc

$148,020typical hospital bill
$26,839typical amount paid
$21,300–$32,378range paid across 2 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $148,020 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
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville14$148,928$21,300
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham16$147,112$32,378

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.