Prices at 44 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,677 — 24% below the US median ($2,221), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc | Oklahoma City, OK | $438 | $723 | ★ 4/5 | 153 min | 15.8% |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc | Oklahoma City, OK | $438 | $723 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | 14.2% |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $460 | $320 | — | 110 min | 13.1% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital | Tulsa, OK | $624 | $1,024 | — | 208 min | 15.3% |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | Duncan, OK | $728 | $3,664 | ★ 3/5 | 148 min | 15.3% |
| Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp | Oklahoma City, OK | $852 | $706 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Clinton Regional Hospital | Clinton, OK | $857 | $200 | — | 108 min | 15.5% |
| Newman Memorial Hospital | Shattuck, OK | $973 | $912 | — | 126 min | 15.0% |
| Elkview General Hospital | Hobart, OK | $977 | $242 | — | — | — |
| Ascension St John Jane Phillips | Bartlesville, OK | $1,055 | $595 | ★ 3/5 | 169 min | 14.3% |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | Tulsa, OK | $1,055 | $595 | ★ 3/5 | 195 min | 13.8% |
| St John Owasso | Owasso, OK | $1,055 | $493 | ★ 5/5 | 148 min | 14.4% |
| Ascension St John Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow, OK | $1,055 | $595 | ★ 4/5 | 176 min | 15.3% |
| Ascension St John Nowata | Nowata, OK | $1,055 | $595 | — | 91 min | 15.3% |
| Ascension St John Sapulpa | Sapulpa, OK | $1,055 | $595 | — | 136 min | 14.5% |
| McAlester Regional Health Center | Mcalester, OK | $1,166 | $788 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | 15.0% |
| McCurtain Memorial Hospital | Idabel, OK | $1,169 | $491 | ★ 4/5 | 84 min | 15.5% |
| Cimarron Memorial Hospital | Boise City, OK | $1,400 | $1,820 | — | 107 min | 14.8% |
| Carrus Lakeside Hospital | Bristow, OK | $1,525 | — | — | 82 min | — |
| Great Plains Regional Medical Center | Elk City, OK | $1,586 | $225 | ★ 2/5 | 87 min | 15.0% |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,591 | $450 | — | 63 min | 14.9% |
| Bailey Medical Center, Llc | Owasso, OK | $1,764 | $1,617 | ★ 5/5 | 166 min | 14.4% |
| Share Medical Center | Alva, OK | $1,788 | — | — | 141 min | 15.2% |
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital | Sulphur, OK | $1,793 | $1,737 | ★ 4/5 | 118 min | 14.0% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center | Tulsa, OK | $1,840 | $2,367 | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | 14.2% |
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 June 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,677 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($270). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($539).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,884 list price could save about $1,206 (42%).
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