Back problems (no surgery) in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 552: Medical back problems without mcc

$31,995typical hospital bill

$7,804typical amount paid

$6,304–$12,098range paid across 10 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,995 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee	Muskogee	16	$29,207	$6,304
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc	Oklahoma City	45	$25,720	$7,221
Memorial Health	Lawton	14	$28,757	$7,314
Hillcrest Medical Center	Tulsa	23	$40,325	$7,454
Norman Regional	Norman	19	$37,202	$7,587
Saint Francis Hospital, Inc	Tulsa	69	$26,352	$8,020
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc	Oklahoma City	25	$43,081	$8,288
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	28	$34,784	$8,456
Ascension St John Medical Center	Tulsa	60	$26,592	$8,520
O U Medical Center	Oklahoma City	39	$96,078	$12,098

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.