US Health Care Costs

Dysequilibrium in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 149: Dysequilibrium

$32,211typical hospital bill
$6,093typical amount paid
$5,809–$6,407range paid across 3 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,211 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Memorial HealthLawton12$19,997$5,809
Norman RegionalNorman17$32,211$6,093
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa13$45,100$6,407

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.