US Health Care Costs

Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 563: Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc

$25,690typical hospital bill
$7,028typical amount paid
$6,353–$8,159range paid across 7 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,690 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Duncan Regional Hospital, IncDuncan12$25,690$6,353
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City20$22,944$6,536
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa25$32,567$7,007
Memorial HealthLawton13$22,681$7,028
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater11$32,233$7,218
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City12$33,359$7,632
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa13$24,411$8,159

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.