US Health Care Costs

Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 543: Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with cc

$27,265typical hospital bill
$8,543typical amount paid
$7,300–$9,092range paid across 4 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $27,265 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
Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee11$22,474$7,300
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa53$29,698$8,461
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City12$42,425$8,625
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa15$24,831$9,092

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.