Prices at 6 hospitals in Oklahoma City, OK, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $235 — 51% below the US median ($480), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc | Oklahoma City, OK | $175 | $319 | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc | Oklahoma City, OK | $175 | $319 | ★ 5/5 | 140 min | — |
| Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp | Oklahoma City, OK | $180 | $1,315 | — | — | — |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $290 | $2,255 | — | 57 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,626 | $1,501 | ★ 4/5 | 151 min | — |
| Integris Community Hospital-Council Crossing | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,671 | $946 | — | 64 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)
Typical cash price here is $235 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($133). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $584 list price could save about $349 (60%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Oklahoma City
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Steele, APRN CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Oklahoma City, OK | 25 |
| Eva Sawheny, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Oklahoma City, OK | 19 |
| Loan Nguyen, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Oklahoma City, OK | 17 |
| Ralph Kanaan, M.D. | Pulmonary Disease | Oklahoma City, OK | 15 |
| Asfar Ghauri, MD | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Oklahoma City, OK | 15 |
| Seyed Alamian, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Oklahoma City, OK | 15 |
| David Boggs, M.D. | Critical Care (Intensivists) | Oklahoma City, OK | 14 |
| Earl Cornwell, CNS | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | Oklahoma City, OK | 13 |
| Shoaib Ahmad, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Oklahoma City, OK | 12 |
| Ahmed Alsaei, M.D | Internal Medicine | Oklahoma City, OK | 11 |
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