US Health Care Costs

Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Cc in North Carolina

MS-DRG 841: Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia with cc

$71,902typical hospital bill
$19,889typical amount paid
$12,206–$33,226range paid across 4 hospitals

North Carolina hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,902 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
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem11$60,329$12,206
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte16$80,123$18,232
Unc HospitalsChapel Hill11$63,682$21,546
Duke University HospitalDurham21$106,000$33,226

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.