Inpatient stays / DRG 846
MS-DRG 846 · 81 hospitals · 3,445 stays
DRG 846: Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with MCC
Medicare patients had 3,445 stays in DRG 846 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $134,446 per stay and were paid $32,291 — a ratio of 4.2 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $25,577. Average charges ran from $30,254 at the least expensive hospital to $400,109 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $81,034 and $152,110.
- 1Average charge $134,446
- 2Average paid $32,291
- 3Reporting hospitals 81
- 4Medicare stays 3,445
By state
Average charges for DRG 846 were highest in District of Columbia ($261,013) and lowest in Hawaii ($38,238). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $17,847 to $60,477.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 26 | $261,013 | $60,477 | 4.3× |
| Colorado | 63 | $253,333 | $39,416 | 6.4× |
| Pennsylvania | 210 | $201,820 | $33,985 | 5.9× |
| California | 441 | $201,670 | $42,030 | 4.8× |
| Florida | 142 | $186,404 | $26,881 | 6.9× |
| Texas | 219 | $179,350 | $27,689 | 6.5× |
| Ohio | 98 | $168,257 | $37,774 | 4.5× |
| New York | 201 | $165,700 | $35,670 | 4.6× |
| New Jersey | 94 | $156,322 | $33,102 | 4.7× |
| Nevada | 22 | $145,805 | $25,118 | 5.8× |
| Kansas | 49 | $136,469 | $28,237 | 4.8× |
| Nebraska | 21 | $134,368 | $34,203 | 3.9× |
| Kentucky | 38 | $125,592 | $29,598 | 4.2× |
| Indiana | 46 | $119,329 | $25,336 | 4.7× |
| Tennessee | 96 | $118,056 | $24,241 | 4.9× |
| Utah | 26 | $117,688 | $40,845 | 2.9× |
| Vermont | 14 | $105,974 | $27,195 | 3.9× |
| Oregon | 52 | $103,912 | $33,732 | 3.1× |
| Louisiana | 29 | $103,448 | $26,110 | 4× |
| New Hampshire | 21 | $102,842 | $32,819 | 3.1× |
| Missouri | 97 | $102,580 | $30,499 | 3.4× |
| Georgia | 73 | $98,219 | $28,292 | 3.5× |
| Wisconsin | 72 | $97,486 | $27,644 | 3.5× |
| Arizona | 90 | $96,671 | $26,943 | 3.6× |
| Massachusetts | 145 | $95,830 | $34,385 | 2.8× |
| North Carolina | 100 | $93,799 | $34,734 | 2.7× |
| Minnesota | 109 | $90,414 | $34,389 | 2.6× |
| Illinois | 188 | $90,093 | $32,186 | 2.8× |
| South Carolina | 45 | $87,870 | $30,087 | 2.9× |
| Alabama | 18 | $86,597 | $28,392 | 3.1× |
| South Dakota | 19 | $85,590 | $22,082 | 3.9× |
| Virginia | 56 | $82,899 | $28,200 | 2.9× |
| Arkansas | 52 | $81,584 | $25,543 | 3.2× |
| Oklahoma | 31 | $79,526 | $21,047 | 3.8× |
| Washington | 100 | $76,969 | $27,583 | 2.8× |
| Rhode Island | 14 | $72,597 | $30,524 | 2.4× |
| Connecticut | 53 | $69,512 | $30,083 | 2.3× |
| Iowa | 43 | $64,373 | $22,007 | 2.9× |
| West Virginia | 11 | $64,361 | $22,368 | 2.9× |
| Michigan | 75 | $60,500 | $24,580 | 2.5× |
| Montana | 16 | $48,688 | $17,847 | 2.7× |
| New Mexico | 11 | $48,600 | $21,705 | 2.2× |
| Maryland | 64 | $45,164 | $40,322 | 1.1× |
| Hawaii | 12 | $38,238 | $24,172 | 1.6× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Medical City Dallas Dallas, TX · 40 stays | $400,109 | $29,579 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC · 15 stays | $363,171 | $87,200 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 39 stays | $328,273 | $37,167 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 45 stays | $304,210 | $50,457 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · 75 stays | $278,048 | $54,386 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · 94 stays | $266,073 | $41,481 |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · 11 stays | $233,392 | $30,478 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · 45 stays | $229,929 | $39,549 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin, TX · 14 stays | $228,741 | $19,464 |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · 17 stays | $224,703 | $31,172 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · 29 stays | $30,254 | $26,783 |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · 15 stays | $37,637 | $29,455 |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · 15 stays | $38,451 | $26,868 |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · 18 stays | $45,289 | $26,770 |
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL · 18 stays | $45,692 | $32,726 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · 14 stays | $45,812 | $32,601 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem, NC · 12 stays | $50,181 | $31,211 |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL · 18 stays | $51,992 | $32,486 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc Chattanooga, TN · 22 stays | $52,382 | $15,955 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT · 23 stays | $64,518 | $29,371 |
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.