US Health Care Costs

Bowel surgery, with complications in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 330: Major small and large bowel procedures with cc

$86,153typical hospital bill
$17,185typical amount paid
$14,938–$26,355range paid across 17 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $86,153 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLCTulsa39$51,098$14,938
Ascension St John Jane PhillipsBartlesville13$43,204$16,164
Duncan Regional Hospital, IncDuncan11$77,838$16,287
St Mary's Regional Medical CenterEnid12$199,378$16,397
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - MidwestMidwest City13$168,203$16,775
Memorial HealthLawton14$84,450$16,995
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City83$57,152$17,109
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater12$86,153$17,166
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee18$39,519$17,185
Norman RegionalNorman32$88,179$17,998
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City68$128,185$18,017
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa46$86,042$18,861
Integris Southwest Medical CenterOklahoma City12$126,247$18,989
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa38$74,484$19,389
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa15$167,795$21,599
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City20$89,891$24,835
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City36$167,737$26,355

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.