US Health Care Costs

Medical Back Problems with Mcc in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 551: Medical back problems with mcc

$42,221typical hospital bill
$13,347typical amount paid
$10,549–$18,997range paid across 5 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,221 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City16$30,893$10,549
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa39$42,221$11,732
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa25$38,161$13,347
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City12$57,433$13,360
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City19$151,635$18,997

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.