Inpatient stays / DRG 837
MS-DRG 837 · 55 hospitals · 1,776 stays
DRG 837: Chemotherapy with Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis or with High Dose Chemotherapy A
Medicare patients had 1,776 stays in DRG 837 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $234,123 per stay and were paid $61,690 — a ratio of 3.8 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $49,559. Average charges ran from $61,669 at the least expensive hospital to $1,165,465 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $124,043 and $287,639.
- 1Average charge $234,123
- 2Average paid $61,690
- 3Reporting hospitals 55
- 4Medicare stays 1,776
By state
Average charges for DRG 837 were highest in Colorado ($607,910) and lowest in Maryland ($95,098). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $40,451 to $89,896.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 32 | $607,910 | $64,597 | 9.4× |
| New Jersey | 43 | $432,940 | $89,896 | 4.8× |
| Texas | 165 | $353,403 | $48,322 | 7.3× |
| New York | 107 | $353,199 | $77,936 | 4.5× |
| California | 149 | $326,413 | $83,225 | 3.9× |
| Nevada | 12 | $317,779 | $43,487 | 7.3× |
| Massachusetts | 48 | $307,512 | $89,364 | 3.4× |
| Pennsylvania | 105 | $305,482 | $55,376 | 5.5× |
| Missouri | 39 | $267,313 | $70,587 | 3.8× |
| Nebraska | 12 | $262,940 | $70,751 | 3.7× |
| Oregon | 39 | $254,781 | $75,208 | 3.4× |
| Oklahoma | 22 | $253,502 | $54,973 | 4.6× |
| North Carolina | 65 | $235,264 | $85,095 | 2.8× |
| Kansas | 19 | $216,430 | $44,709 | 4.8× |
| Arizona | 35 | $211,007 | $63,976 | 3.3× |
| South Carolina | 26 | $206,842 | $52,552 | 3.9× |
| Ohio | 22 | $199,614 | $52,452 | 3.8× |
| Indiana | 32 | $184,221 | $47,613 | 3.9× |
| Florida | 72 | $170,330 | $43,964 | 3.9× |
| Alabama | 21 | $167,436 | $60,270 | 2.8× |
| Louisiana | 16 | $161,072 | $48,041 | 3.4× |
| Kentucky | 20 | $158,966 | $56,700 | 2.8× |
| Iowa | 26 | $151,190 | $50,271 | 3× |
| Idaho | 11 | $150,608 | $44,911 | 3.4× |
| Virginia | 41 | $150,472 | $55,638 | 2.7× |
| Tennessee | 68 | $147,384 | $51,437 | 2.9× |
| Illinois | 101 | $139,045 | $58,085 | 2.4× |
| Connecticut | 20 | $136,057 | $55,457 | 2.5× |
| Georgia | 30 | $133,632 | $47,410 | 2.8× |
| District of Columbia | 12 | $131,426 | $51,327 | 2.6× |
| Wisconsin | 48 | $128,555 | $55,102 | 2.3× |
| Michigan | 59 | $127,913 | $56,009 | 2.3× |
| Arkansas | 15 | $127,638 | $40,451 | 3.2× |
| Minnesota | 72 | $125,758 | $58,301 | 2.2× |
| Washington | 70 | $111,838 | $50,676 | 2.2× |
| Maryland | 33 | $95,098 | $83,809 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · 14 stays | $1,165,465 | $81,285 |
| Medical City Dallas Dallas, TX · 41 stays | $652,974 | $48,996 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · 11 stays | $625,210 | $123,410 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 11 stays | $544,432 | $88,470 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · 11 stays | $477,362 | $41,218 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ · 11 stays | $442,945 | $94,815 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · 32 stays | $389,018 | $88,333 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin, TX · 14 stays | $380,319 | $40,683 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · 47 stays | $367,434 | $65,899 |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC · 14 stays | $359,737 | $113,284 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · 12 stays | $61,669 | $59,128 |
| University of Tn Medical Center (The) Knoxville, TN · 14 stays | $67,931 | $42,297 |
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL · 29 stays | $72,514 | $47,089 |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · 15 stays | $87,865 | $40,442 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI · 21 stays | $96,019 | $53,075 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr Seattle, WA · 47 stays | $101,749 | $53,767 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · 19 stays | $106,791 | $92,956 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN · 11 stays | $109,853 | $34,259 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · 48 stays | $110,838 | $59,188 |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · 12 stays | $111,825 | $51,914 |
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.