Prices at 47 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $369 — 6% below the US median ($392), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital | Sulphur, OK | $63 | $75 | ★ 4/5 | 113 min | — |
| Cimarron Memorial Hospital | Boise City, OK | $77 | $136 | — | 107 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, Inc | Kingfisher, OK | $125 | $48 | — | 79 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Inc | Tishomingo, OK | $146 | $88 | — | 66 min | — |
| Cleveland Area Hospital | Cleveland, OK | $148 | $142 | — | 78 min | — |
| Ascension St John Jane Phillips | Bartlesville, OK | $155 | $281 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Ascension St John Medical Center | Tulsa, OK | $155 | $281 | ★ 3/5 | 197 min | — |
| Ascension St John Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow, OK | $155 | $281 | ★ 4/5 | 175 min | — |
| Ascension St John Nowata | Nowata, OK | $155 | $281 | — | 92 min | — |
| Ascension St John Sapulpa | Sapulpa, OK | $155 | $281 | — | 137 min | — |
| McAlester Regional Health Center | Mcalester, OK | $187 | $526 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie, OK | $212 | $153 | — | 68 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc | Watonga, OK | $215 | $88 | — | 92 min | — |
| Jefferson County Hospital | Waurika, OK | $218 | $564 | — | 89 min | — |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc | Oklahoma City, OK | $227 | $358 | ★ 4/5 | 154 min | — |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc | Oklahoma City, OK | $227 | $358 | ★ 5/5 | 140 min | — |
| St John Owasso | Owasso, OK | $233 | $281 | ★ 5/5 | 152 min | — |
| McCurtain Memorial Hospital | Idabel, OK | $261 | $110 | ★ 4/5 | 84 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc | Ardmore, OK | $295 | $272 | ★ 4/5 | 134 min | — |
| Exceptional Community Hospital Ardmore | Ardmore, OK | $295 | $272 | — | — | — |
| Bailey Medical Center, Llc | Owasso, OK | $296 | $271 | ★ 5/5 | 155 min | — |
| Elkview General Hospital | Hobart, OK | $322 | $276 | — | — | — |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $369 | $971 | — | 57 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital Ada | Ada, OK | $373 | $408 | ★ 4/5 | 137 min | — |
| Clinton Regional Hospital | Clinton, OK | $381 | $68 | — | 108 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 $369 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($113).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $620 list price could save about $251 (40%).
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