US Health Care Costs

Ecmo or Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Nec in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 003: Ecmo or tracheostomy with mv >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and nec

$1,041,961typical hospital bill
$142,091typical amount paid
$101,752–$206,983range paid across 5 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $1,041,961 for this stay in 2024, about 7.3 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
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa19$428,907$101,752
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa16$1,041,961$138,077
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa24$581,223$142,091
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City34$1,353,385$206,480
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City43$1,353,400$206,983

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.