Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Oklahoma

Prices at 46 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $177 — 15% below the US median ($208), roughly 16.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Sulphur, OK $34 $34 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.0%
Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK $60 $78 79 min
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK $62 $57 208 min 15.3%
Elkview General Hospital Hobart, OK $68 $76
McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, OK $72 $38 ★ 4/5 84 min 15.5%
McAlester Regional Health Center Mcalester, OK $81 $175 ★ 3/5 147 min 15.0%
Jefferson County Hospital Waurika, OK $82 $192 82 min
Share Medical Center Alva, OK $83 $22 141 min 15.2%
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, Inc Kingfisher, OK $85 $89 75 min 14.3%
Cimarron Memorial Hospital Boise City, OK $97 $129 107 min 14.8%
Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK $115 $78 110 min 13.1%
Lindsay Municipal Hospital Lindsay, OK $140 $76
St John Owasso Owasso, OK $142 $84 ★ 5/5 148 min 14.4%
Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc Watonga, OK $157 $92 94 min
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $159 $78 68 min 15.4%
Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority Altus, OK $174 $90 ★ 3/5 114 min 14.7%
Newman Memorial Hospital Shattuck, OK $177 $183 126 min 15.0%
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Inc Tishomingo, OK $178 $97 67 min
Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc Duncan, OK $180 $252 ★ 3/5 148 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital Ada Ada, OK $210 $88 ★ 4/5 139 min 15.6%
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $211 $283 ★ 4/5 153 min 15.8%
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $211 $283 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.2%
Clinton Regional Hospital Clinton, OK $211 $55 108 min 15.5%
Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc Ardmore, OK $255 $90 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.6%
Exceptional Community Hospital Ardmore Ardmore, OK $255 $90

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)
$250
Cash / self-pay
$177
Insurer-negotiated
$92
Medicare pays
$11
$25$454
Median cash $177  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $177 — about 16.0× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $250 list price could save about $73 (29%).

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