US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 310: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mcc

$22,265typical hospital bill
$4,962typical amount paid
$3,592–$6,401range paid across 11 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $22,265 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 South, LLCOklahoma City22$13,104$3,592
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLCOklahoma City46$12,434$4,039
Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa11$24,293$4,388
Alliancehealth DurantDurant17$58,745$4,446
Ascension St John Jane PhillipsBartlesville18$10,843$4,729
Norman RegionalNorman28$22,265$4,962
Integris Health Enid HospitalEnid14$35,294$4,988
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City14$23,876$5,404
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City23$33,801$5,470
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa19$11,961$5,709
Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian HospitalTahlequah12$10,590$6,401

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.