US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat, with complications in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 309: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with cc

$24,351typical hospital bill
$5,896typical amount paid
$4,981–$10,280range paid across 23 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,351 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLCOklahoma City61$15,517$4,981
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLCOklahoma City39$17,169$5,036
Duncan Regional Hospital, IncDuncan14$24,351$5,415
Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah15$16,225$5,602
Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond13$37,266$5,626
Integris Canadian Valley HospitalYukon12$37,077$5,685
Saint Francis Hospital South, LLCTulsa28$21,426$5,708
Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa22$31,242$5,721
Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee33$24,053$5,727
Alliancehealth DurantDurant21$58,623$5,760
Ascension St John Jane PhillipsBartlesville32$16,365$5,815
Memorial HealthLawton37$22,817$5,896
Mercy Hospital Ardmore, IncArdmore18$24,422$6,029
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater35$25,051$6,311
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa128$21,233$6,353
Norman RegionalNorman48$29,122$6,422
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa40$49,539$6,527
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City24$30,801$6,742
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City51$52,686$7,024
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa40$22,132$7,092
Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian HospitalTahlequah12$11,642$8,206
Oklahoma State University Medical CenterTulsa19$23,139$9,482
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City29$70,114$10,280

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.