US Health Care Costs

Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 057: Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc

$46,056typical hospital bill
$10,352typical amount paid
$8,477–$11,237range paid across 9 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $46,056 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Southwestern Medical CenterLawton12$33,357$8,477
Norman RegionalNorman18$46,056$9,007
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City21$46,019$9,763
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa40$25,012$9,941
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City19$76,478$10,352
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City12$57,785$10,814
Integris Southwest Medical CenterOklahoma City11$92,988$10,918
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa15$30,120$11,161
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa20$70,097$11,237

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.