Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 847 · Inpatient stay · 202 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $41,870
Typical charge
$53,561
Dearest quarter
over $78,991
Actually paid
$14,899
The middle U.S. hospital bills $53,561 for Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $14,899 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | $19,234 | $14,033 – $27,488 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $37,884 | $30,232 – $58,538 |
| Michigan | 6 | $38,162 | $27,726 – $42,369 |
| Ohio | 7 | $38,565 | $17,603 – $86,746 |
| Iowa | 4 | $41,330 | $22,593 – $45,797 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $42,931 | $37,833 – $75,833 |
| Washington | 5 | $43,493 | $38,479 – $73,863 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $44,551 | $39,071 – $46,406 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $45,056 | $26,541 – $66,276 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $45,485 | $21,056 – $92,234 |
| Arizona | 5 | $46,392 | $34,799 – $52,715 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $47,800 | $34,374 – $77,452 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $49,609 | $22,527 – $93,674 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $50,431 | $46,999 – $92,433 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $50,609 | $42,272 – $84,185 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $51,067 | $21,430 – $58,254 |
| Oregon | 4 | $51,824 | $46,832 – $96,624 |
| Illinois | 10 | $55,599 | $26,098 – $132,245 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $56,414 | $39,916 – $103,137 |
| Indiana | 3 | $64,417 | $52,973 – $89,148 |
| Colorado | 4 | $64,474 | $53,641 – $121,119 |
| Virginia | 4 | $65,764 | $33,034 – $105,846 |
| California | 21 | $69,760 | $47,421 – $224,445 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $71,709 | $30,831 – $98,872 |
| Texas | 10 | $73,702 | $39,330 – $217,099 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | $80,595 | $48,922 – $281,362 |
| Georgia | 5 | $82,248 | $55,576 – $151,499 |
| Florida | 9 | $83,449 | $36,826 – $133,960 |
| New York | 13 | $88,962 | $19,858 – $219,206 |
Where Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$14,033 | $12,862 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, OH |
$17,603 | $11,794 |
|
Metrohealth System
Cleveland, OH |
$17,904 | $7,229 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$19,234 | $17,049 |
|
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY |
$19,858 | $18,533 |
|
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN |
$21,056 | $10,164 |
|
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$21,430 | $20,365 |
|
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital
Eau Claire, WI |
$22,527 | $9,626 |
|
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
Des Moines, IA |
$22,593 | $9,151 |
|
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Evanston, IL |
$26,098 | $11,739 |
|
Wynn Hospital
Utica, NY |
$26,210 | $11,220 |
|
Chi-St Vincent Infirmary
Little Rock, AR |
$26,541 | $8,992 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$281,362 | $21,929 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$224,445 | $14,221 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$219,206 | $17,381 |
|
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX |
$217,099 | $13,022 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$187,011 | $17,359 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$157,903 | $21,343 |
|
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
$151,499 | $18,947 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$143,177 | $20,756 |
|
Baptist Hospital Of Miami
Miami, FL |
$133,960 | $15,308 |
|
Saint Francis Medical Center
Peoria, IL |
$132,245 | $30,859 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$131,010 | $23,716 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$128,118 | $13,224 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications?
Across 202 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications is $53,561. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $41,870 and the dearest quarter over $78,991.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.3x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $14,899 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $70,106. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 847: “CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.