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

Prices at 47 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,278 — 27% below the US median ($1,742), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK $235 $170 — 112 min —
Share Medical Center Alva, OK $341 — — 141 min —
Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc Duncan, OK $363 $3,429 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp Oklahoma City, OK $413 $620 — — —
Clinton Regional Hospital Clinton, OK $427 $143 — 108 min —
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $430 $578 ★ 4/5 154 min —
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $430 $578 ★ 5/5 140 min —
Lindsay Municipal Hospital Lindsay, OK $442 $169 — — —
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK $517 $849 — 191 min —
McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, OK $644 $270 ★ 4/5 84 min —
Ascension St John Jane Phillips Bartlesville, OK $715 $208 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Ascension St John Medical Center Tulsa, OK $715 $208 ★ 3/5 197 min —
St John Owasso Owasso, OK $715 $206 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Ascension St John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK $715 $208 ★ 4/5 175 min —
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK $715 $208 — 92 min —
Ascension St John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK $715 $208 — 137 min —
Newman Memorial Hospital Shattuck, OK $806 $756 — 125 min —
Cimarron Memorial Hospital Boise City, OK $944 $720 — 107 min —
McBride Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City, OK $1,020 $313 — 57 min —
McAlester Regional Health Center Mcalester, OK $1,094 $689 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Carrus Lakeside Hospital Bristow, OK $1,114 — — 82 min —
Elkview General Hospital Hobart, OK $1,192 $175 — — —
Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Sulphur, OK $1,198 $1,161 ★ 4/5 113 min —
Great Plains Regional Medical Center Elk City, OK $1,359 $225 ★ 2/5 88 min —
Jefferson County Hospital Waurika, OK $1,422 $2,634 — 89 min —

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 October 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)
$2,409
Cash / self-pay
$1,278
Insurer-negotiated
$738
Medicare pays
$197
$429$2,719
Median cash $1,278  ·  Medicare $197  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,278 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($197). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($393).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,409 list price could save about $1,131 (47%).

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