US Health Care Costs

Pleural Effusion with Mcc in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 186: Pleural effusion with mcc

$64,477typical hospital bill
$12,307typical amount paid
$11,771–$13,246range paid across 3 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $64,477 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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, IncTulsa17$56,239$11,771
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City15$64,477$12,307
Integris Baptist Medical Center, IncOklahoma City11$85,390$13,246

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.