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Full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with complications in Oklahoma

What 2 hospitals in Oklahoma charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with complications (DRG 928), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 928 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $321,682 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $58,298 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $51,458 Average per stay
Volume 26 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Oklahoma billed an average of $321,682 for full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with complications, about 5.5 times the average total payment of $58,298. That payment is 31% below the U.S. average of $84,626.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $58,298Billed $321,682

About 18¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Oklahoma billed for this stay.

Oklahoma hospitals: full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with complications

Every Oklahoma hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa 13 $388,735 $61,226 $51,975
Integris Baptist Medical CenterOklahoma City 13 $254,629 $55,370 $50,941
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Questions

How much does full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with complications cost in Oklahoma?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for full thickness burn with skin graft or inhalation injury with complications (DRG 928) at 2 hospitals in Oklahoma was billed at $321,682 on average, while the average total payment was $58,298, of which Medicare paid $51,458. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Oklahoma, average charges were 5.5 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.