Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) in Oklahoma

MS-DRG 208: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support <=96 hours

$101,635typical hospital bill

$19,783typical amount paid

$17,654–$29,053range paid across 17 hospitals

Oklahoma hospitals billed Medicare a typical $101,635 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee	Muskogee	26	$54,129	$17,654
Hillcrest Hospital South	Tulsa	14	$142,610	$18,856
Integris Health Edmond Hospital	Edmond	11	$140,578	$19,086
Norman Regional	Norman	29	$101,635	$19,303
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc	Oklahoma City	38	$85,289	$19,388
Stillwater Medical Center	Stillwater	11	$95,005	$19,405
Memorial Health	Lawton	17	$88,319	$19,539
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee	Shawnee	13	$68,464	$19,579
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest	Midwest City	20	$191,906	$19,783
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	31	$105,619	$19,884
Alliancehealth Durant	Durant	11	$309,849	$20,520
Ascension St John Medical Center	Tulsa	34	$66,852	$20,893
Saint Francis Hospital, Inc	Tulsa	98	$88,179	$21,149
Hillcrest Medical Center	Tulsa	35	$188,611	$21,739
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc	Oklahoma City	40	$172,936	$22,366
O U Medical Center	Oklahoma City	43	$232,636	$27,568
Oklahoma State University Medical Center	Tulsa	12	$79,995	$29,053

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.