CT scan of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast Cost in Tulsa, OK

Prices at 4 hospitals in Tulsa, OK, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $999 — 25% below the US median ($1,329), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital	Tulsa, OK	$524	$860	—	208 min	15.3%
Ascension St John Medical Center	Tulsa, OK	$844	$121	★ 3/5	195 min	13.8%
Hillcrest Medical Center	Tulsa, OK	$1,154	$1,485	★ 3/5	232 min	14.2%
Hillcrest Hospital South	Tulsa, OK	$1,154	$1,485	★ 3/5	190 min	13.0%

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)

$3,064

Cash / self-pay

$999

Insurer-negotiated

$1,173

Medicare pays

$130

$620$1,154

Median cash $999 · Medicare $130 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $999 — about 7.7× 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 $3,064 list price could save about $2,065 (67%).

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Doctors who perform this in Tulsa

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Myeong Yoon, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Tulsa, OK	133
Devin Arie, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Tulsa, OK	105
Colby Coulson, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Tulsa, OK	82
Erich Muckala, DO	Diagnostic Radiology	Tulsa, OK	53
James Webb, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Tulsa, OK	28

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