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Chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with complications or high dose chemotherap in Ohio

What 1 hospital in Ohio charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with complications or high dose chemotherap (DRG 838), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 838 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $88,048 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $20,287 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $14,595 Average per stay
Volume 14 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Ohio billed an average of $88,048 for chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with complications or high dose chemotherap, about 4.3 times the average total payment of $20,287. That payment is 25% below the U.S. average of $27,095.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $20,287Billed $88,048

About 23¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Ohio billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Ohio:

Ohio hospitals: chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with complications or high dose chemotherap

Every Ohio hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Cleveland Clinic - Main CampusCleveland 14 $88,048 $20,287 $14,595
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Questions

How much does chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with complications or high dose chemotherap cost in Ohio?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for chemotherapy with acute leukemia as secondary diagnosis with complications or high dose chemotherap (DRG 838) at 1 hospital in Ohio was billed at $88,048 on average, while the average total payment was $20,287, of which Medicare paid $14,595. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Ohio, average charges were 4.3 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.