Inpatient stays / DRG 834
MS-DRG 834 · 97 hospitals · 4,255 stays
DRG 834: Acute Leukemia with MCC
Medicare patients had 4,255 stays in DRG 834 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $286,735 per stay and were paid $65,972 — a ratio of 4.3 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $54,696. Average charges ran from $108,039 at the least expensive hospital to $1,157,661 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $205,696 and $436,528.
- 1Average charge $286,735
- 2Average paid $65,972
- 3Reporting hospitals 97
- 4Medicare stays 4,255
By state
Average charges for DRG 834 were highest in Colorado ($597,240) and lowest in Idaho ($79,748). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $38,976 to $93,278.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 91 | $597,240 | $62,629 | 9.5× |
| New York | 248 | $449,007 | $93,278 | 4.8× |
| Pennsylvania | 220 | $440,923 | $69,173 | 6.4× |
| Texas | 315 | $413,520 | $56,415 | 7.3× |
| California | 410 | $412,262 | $88,745 | 4.6× |
| Oklahoma | 46 | $342,623 | $61,521 | 5.6× |
| Kansas | 87 | $332,578 | $55,336 | 6× |
| New Jersey | 131 | $322,257 | $67,255 | 4.8× |
| Nevada | 31 | $303,391 | $47,613 | 6.4× |
| Georgia | 121 | $297,543 | $65,533 | 4.5× |
| District of Columbia | 32 | $291,664 | $74,457 | 3.9× |
| Tennessee | 152 | $291,242 | $49,356 | 5.9× |
| Massachusetts | 162 | $250,650 | $81,252 | 3.1× |
| Missouri | 75 | $240,375 | $70,097 | 3.4× |
| Florida | 296 | $239,857 | $49,785 | 4.8× |
| Arkansas | 44 | $231,726 | $57,539 | 4× |
| Utah | 29 | $231,499 | $69,673 | 3.3× |
| Illinois | 198 | $230,177 | $66,731 | 3.4× |
| Washington | 89 | $225,369 | $64,226 | 3.5× |
| Arizona | 92 | $220,651 | $53,698 | 4.1× |
| Indiana | 69 | $220,268 | $52,730 | 4.2× |
| Minnesota | 100 | $214,987 | $79,912 | 2.7× |
| South Carolina | 63 | $211,662 | $55,630 | 3.8× |
| Virginia | 146 | $210,358 | $65,706 | 3.2× |
| Connecticut | 66 | $208,359 | $75,458 | 2.8× |
| Oregon | 61 | $200,163 | $67,184 | 3× |
| Alabama | 44 | $199,727 | $48,088 | 4.2× |
| Mississippi | 15 | $197,026 | $56,657 | 3.5× |
| Michigan | 79 | $189,948 | $59,199 | 3.2× |
| North Carolina | 142 | $187,023 | $67,510 | 2.8× |
| Kentucky | 51 | $182,742 | $53,047 | 3.4× |
| Louisiana | 29 | $180,919 | $52,724 | 3.4× |
| Maine | 12 | $168,760 | $53,720 | 3.1× |
| Wisconsin | 79 | $152,618 | $54,395 | 2.8× |
| Nebraska | 22 | $150,652 | $51,847 | 2.9× |
| Vermont | 11 | $146,425 | $38,976 | 3.8× |
| New Mexico | 16 | $142,073 | $63,466 | 2.2× |
| Delaware | 18 | $140,516 | $53,095 | 2.6× |
| Ohio | 115 | $132,730 | $48,734 | 2.7× |
| New Hampshire | 18 | $131,801 | $67,902 | 1.9× |
| Iowa | 46 | $127,624 | $47,429 | 2.7× |
| South Dakota | 11 | $122,204 | $46,531 | 2.6× |
| North Dakota | 20 | $117,645 | $53,070 | 2.2× |
| West Virginia | 13 | $95,223 | $43,541 | 2.2× |
| Maryland | 91 | $90,788 | $81,370 | 1.1× |
| Montana | 12 | $88,174 | $43,083 | 2× |
| Idaho | 13 | $79,748 | $42,871 | 1.9× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 20 stays | $1,157,661 | $177,057 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 17 stays | $1,087,824 | $103,303 |
| Medical City Dallas Dallas, TX · 54 stays | $940,891 | $64,568 |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · 43 stays | $940,414 | $78,594 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · 18 stays | $701,246 | $106,028 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · 53 stays | $697,963 | $97,734 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA · 35 stays | $677,198 | $63,475 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · 28 stays | $674,493 | $129,625 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · 13 stays | $666,834 | $132,695 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · 14 stays | $662,865 | $128,943 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · 38 stays | $108,039 | $94,767 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Nashville, TN · 19 stays | $133,255 | $41,558 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD · 21 stays | $133,889 | $122,817 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · 19 stays | $141,770 | $65,936 |
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC · 29 stays | $145,279 | $70,580 |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · 12 stays | $146,722 | $84,083 |
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH · 34 stays | $147,429 | $52,910 |
| Sanford Fargo, ND · 12 stays | $149,451 | $61,653 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · 14 stays | $151,395 | $74,684 |
| Christianacare Newark, DE · 14 stays | $157,328 | $55,223 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.