US Health Care Costs

Lung infection, with major complications in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 177: Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc

$47,195typical hospital bill
$12,093typical amount paid
$10,952–$18,985range paid across 37 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,195 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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 CenterEnid28$111,379$10,952
Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa57$52,310$11,034
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLCOklahoma City15$39,876$11,045
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - MidwestMidwest City36$95,311$11,054
Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond50$63,944$11,115
Integris Canadian Valley HospitalYukon48$71,927$11,118
Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee104$32,286$11,249
Southwestern Medical CenterLawton16$57,004$11,277
Great Plains Regional Medical CenterElk City21$32,833$11,404
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City196$47,195$11,422
Duncan Regional Hospital, IncDuncan49$43,880$11,440
Saint Francis Hospital South, LLCTulsa90$33,914$11,615
Norman RegionalNorman132$47,736$11,619
Hillcrest Hospital ClaremoreClaremore14$38,273$11,700
Ascension St John Jane PhillipsBartlesville38$21,937$11,788
Integris Health Enid HospitalEnid35$97,286$11,816
Alliancehealth DurantDurant48$163,081$11,916
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee21$34,918$12,079
Memorial HealthLawton73$43,601$12,093
Mercy Hospital AdaAda70$28,301$12,238
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa234$44,904$12,355
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater50$51,557$12,360
Mercy Hospital Ardmore, IncArdmore142$36,416$12,610
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa65$98,668$12,831
Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City24$99,695$13,292
Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, IncVinita14$19,185$13,544
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa65$38,781$13,571
Integris Southwest Medical CenterOklahoma City105$91,825$13,681
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City84$82,298$13,755
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City140$102,740$13,955
Jackson County Memorial Hospital AuthorityAltus15$21,187$13,974
Integris Health Woodward HospitalWoodward13$81,689$14,725
McAlester Regional Health CenterMcAlester14$44,431$15,274
Oklahoma State University Medical CenterTulsa11$52,567$16,687
Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian HospitalTahlequah25$19,741$16,826
Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterAda13$17,204$18,165
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City94$115,026$18,985

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.