US Health Care Costs

Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Delaware

MS-DRG 809: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$41,083typical hospital bill
$11,187typical amount paid
$10,547–$11,827range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $41,083 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Beebe Medical CenterLewes13$49,649$10,547
Christiana HospitalNewark23$32,517$11,827

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.