US Health Care Costs

Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Mcc in North Carolina

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

$121,489typical hospital bill
$49,245typical amount paid
$23,215–$67,227range paid across 7 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $121,489 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville13$121,489$23,215
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem11$102,037$24,611
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville11$95,497$29,996
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill27$114,188$49,245
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte18$172,387$50,108
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem12$219,723$53,227
Duke University HospitalDurham37$194,025$67,227

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.