Swallow study cost in Oklahoma

Prices at 42 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $215 — 22% below the US median ($274), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Cimarron Memorial Hospital Boise City, OK $63 $84 107 min 14.8%
J D McCarty Center for Children Norman, OK $75 $75
Ascension St John Jane Phillips Bartlesville, OK $88 $118 ★ 3/5 169 min 14.3%
Ascension St John Medical Center Tulsa, OK $88 $118 ★ 3/5 195 min 13.8%
St John Owasso Owasso, OK $88 $86 ★ 5/5 148 min 14.4%
Ascension St John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK $88 $118 ★ 4/5 176 min 15.3%
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK $88 $118 91 min 15.3%
Ascension St John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK $88 $118 136 min 14.5%
Clinton Regional Hospital Clinton, OK $107 $75 108 min 15.5%
Jefferson County Hospital Waurika, OK $123 $223 82 min
McAlester Regional Health Center Mcalester, OK $126 ★ 3/5 147 min 15.0%
McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, OK $132 $56 ★ 4/5 84 min 15.5%
Lindsay Municipal Hospital Lindsay, OK $134 $132
Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Sulphur, OK $149 $158 ★ 4/5 118 min 14.0%
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $175 $206 ★ 4/5 153 min 15.8%
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $175 $206 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.2%
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $179 $196 68 min 15.4%
Share Medical Center Alva, OK $194 141 min 15.2%
Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority Altus, OK $215 $326 ★ 3/5 114 min 14.7%
Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc Watonga, OK $215 $190 94 min
Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK $218 $327 ★ 3/5 232 min 14.2%
Hillcrest Hospital Pryor Pryor, OK $218 $327 ★ 4/5 89 min 14.6%
Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK $218 $327 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.5%
Hillcrest Hospital Cushing Cushing, OK $218 $327 ★ 4/5 94 min 15.0%
Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK $218 $327 91 min 14.7%

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 July 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)
$308
Cash / self-pay
$215
Insurer-negotiated
$206
Medicare pays
$85
$88$383
Median cash $215  ·  Medicare $85  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $215 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($85). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($170).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $308 list price could save about $93 (30%).

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