US Health Care Costs

Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 480: Hip and femur procedures except major joint with mcc

$106,158typical hospital bill
$20,699typical amount paid
$18,908–$34,299range paid across 16 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $106,158 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
St Mary's Regional Medical CenterEnid11$103,097$18,908
Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa18$109,219$19,202
Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee11$99,635$19,228
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City22$113,799$19,342
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee14$43,066$19,571
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City41$66,172$19,804
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa80$96,050$20,397
Norman RegionalNorman21$113,572$20,509
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa37$85,790$20,888
Memorial HealthLawton14$125,855$21,073
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater12$81,894$21,233
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa20$131,089$21,689
Mercy Hospital Ardmore, IncArdmore25$56,665$22,270
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City29$169,302$22,640
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - MidwestMidwest City21$193,520$22,785
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City24$379,076$34,299

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.