US Health Care Costs

Other Factors Influencing Health Status in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 951: Other factors influencing health status

$14,860typical hospital bill
$5,217typical amount paid
$4,653–$5,780range paid across 2 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $14,860 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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 City29$18,113$4,653
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa12$11,607$5,780

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.