Prices at 45 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $488 — about the US median ($480), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St John Jane Phillips | Bartlesville, OK | $118 | $208 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | Tulsa, OK | $118 | $208 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Ascension St John Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow, OK | $118 | $208 | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | — |
| Ascension St John Nowata | Nowata, OK | $118 | $208 | — | 92 min | — |
| Ascension St John Sapulpa | Sapulpa, OK | $118 | $208 | — | 137 min | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Elkview General Hospital | Hobart, OK | $205 | $236 | — | — | — |
| Cimarron Memorial Hospital | Boise City, OK | $223 | $293 | — | 107 min | — |
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital | Sulphur, OK | $247 | $263 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | — |
| McAlester Regional Health Center | Mcalester, OK | $248 | $553 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| St John Owasso | Owasso, OK | $264 | $221 | ★ 5/5 | 152 min | — |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $290 | $2,255 | — | 57 min | — |
| McCurtain Memorial Hospital | Idabel, OK | $309 | $158 | ★ 4/5 | 84 min | — |
| Cleveland Area Hospital | Cleveland, OK | $405 | $506 | — | 78 min | — |
| Share Medical Center | Alva, OK | $415 | $139 | — | 141 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Ada | Ada, OK | $423 | $391 | ★ 4/5 | 137 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Inc | Tishomingo, OK | $445 | $408 | — | 66 min | — |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | Duncan, OK | $473 | $1,696 | ★ 3/5 | 149 min | — |
| Southwestern Medical Center | Lawton, OK | $480 | — | ★ 2/5 | 135 min | — |
| Lindsay Municipal Hospital | Lindsay, OK | $486 | $228 | — | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc | Watonga, OK | $488 | $350 | — | 92 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, Inc | Kingfisher, OK | $488 | $418 | — | 79 min | — |
| Jefferson County Hospital | Waurika, OK | $508 | $1,302 | — | 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)
Typical cash price here is $488 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($266).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $697 list price could save about $209 (30%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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