Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 460: Spinal fusion except cervical without mcc

$126,924typical hospital bill

$25,896typical amount paid

$22,880–$43,057range paid across 13 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $126,924 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital	Tulsa	49	$104,564	$22,880
Oklahoma Spine Hospital	Oklahoma City	94	$130,839	$23,850
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC	Tulsa	55	$51,789	$23,895
Hillcrest Hospital South	Tulsa	13	$126,924	$24,169
Community Hospital, LLC	Oklahoma City	42	$170,682	$24,403
Northeastern Health System	Tahlequah	11	$45,317	$25,554
Stillwater Medical Center	Stillwater	17	$96,582	$25,896
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc	Oklahoma City	14	$274,409	$26,217
Saint Francis Hospital, Inc	Tulsa	34	$122,945	$26,891
Ascension St John Medical Center	Tulsa	16	$148,488	$27,162
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	28	$109,827	$27,312
Norman Regional	Norman	27	$263,126	$27,629
O U Medical Center	Oklahoma City	22	$433,832	$43,057

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.