US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 036: Carotid artery stent procedures without cc/mcc

$61,812typical hospital bill
$13,831typical amount paid
$11,806–$14,586range paid across 6 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,812 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 Heart Hospital, LLCOklahoma City13$54,853$11,806
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLCOklahoma City51$52,766$11,966
Norman RegionalNorman14$68,771$13,626
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City27$113,512$14,037
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa26$95,837$14,043
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa18$52,365$14,586

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.