US Health Care Costs

Postoperative or Post-Traumatic Infections with O.r. Procedures with Mcc in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 856: Postoperative or post-traumatic infections with o.r. procedures with mcc

$231,714typical hospital bill
$38,160typical amount paid
$32,834–$42,623range paid across 4 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $231,714 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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, IncTulsa16$113,789$32,834
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa16$311,918$35,680
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa15$152,041$40,640
O U Medical CenterOklahoma City19$311,387$42,623

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.