CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast cost in Oklahoma

Prices at 47 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,154 — 13% below the US median ($1,329), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Share Medical Center Alva, OK $204 $65 141 min 15.2%
Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc Duncan, OK $217 $2,507 ★ 3/5 148 min 15.3%
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $222 $291 ★ 4/5 153 min 15.8%
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $222 $291 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.2%
Clinton Regional Hospital Clinton, OK $255 $97 108 min 15.5%
Lindsay Municipal Hospital Lindsay, OK $270 $101
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp Oklahoma City, OK $291 $447 15.3%
Carrus Lakeside Hospital Bristow, OK $474 $464 82 min
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK $524 $860 208 min 15.3%
McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, OK $560 $235 ★ 4/5 84 min 15.5%
McBride Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City, OK $708 $118 63 min 14.9%
McAlester Regional Health Center Mcalester, OK $772 $689 ★ 3/5 147 min 15.0%
Newman Memorial Hospital Shattuck, OK $806 $756 126 min 15.0%
Ascension St John Jane Phillips Bartlesville, OK $844 $121 ★ 3/5 169 min 14.3%
Ascension St John Medical Center Tulsa, OK $844 $121 ★ 3/5 195 min 13.8%
St John Owasso Owasso, OK $844 $113 ★ 5/5 148 min 14.4%
Ascension St John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK $844 $121 ★ 4/5 176 min 15.3%
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK $844 $121 91 min 15.3%
Ascension St John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK $844 $121 136 min 14.5%
Jefferson County Hospital Waurika, OK $1,040 $1,926 82 min
Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Sulphur, OK $1,106 $1,072 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.0%
Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK $1,154 $1,485 ★ 3/5 232 min 14.2%
Hillcrest Hospital Pryor Pryor, OK $1,154 $1,485 ★ 4/5 89 min 14.6%
Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK $1,154 $1,485 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.5%
Hillcrest Hospital Cushing Cushing, OK $1,154 $1,485 ★ 4/5 94 min 15.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,280
Cash / self-pay
$1,154
Insurer-negotiated
$708
Medicare pays
$130
$239$1,839
Median cash $1,154  ·  Medicare $130  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $1,154 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($130). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($260).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,280 list price could save about $1,126 (49%).

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