X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views) cost in Oklahoma

Prices at 47 hospitals in Oklahoma, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $292 — 26% below the US median ($396), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp Oklahoma City, OK $74 $113 — — —
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $108 $101 ★ 4/5 154 min —
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, Llc Oklahoma City, OK $108 $101 ★ 5/5 140 min —
Cimarron Memorial Hospital Boise City, OK $109 $91 — 107 min —
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK $117 $192 — 191 min —
Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City, OK $140 $96 — 112 min —
Share Medical Center Alva, OK $158 $17 — 141 min —
McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, OK $210 $88 ★ 4/5 84 min —
Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc Duncan, OK $217 $591 ★ 3/5 149 min —
Ascension St John Jane Phillips Bartlesville, OK $227 $102 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Ascension St John Medical Center Tulsa, OK $227 $102 ★ 3/5 197 min —
St John Owasso Owasso, OK $227 $101 ★ 5/5 152 min —
Ascension St John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK $227 $102 ★ 4/5 175 min —
Ascension St John Nowata Nowata, OK $227 $102 — 92 min —
Ascension St John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK $227 $102 — 137 min —
McAlester Regional Health Center Mcalester, OK $234 $190 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Jefferson County Hospital Waurika, OK $245 $454 — 89 min —
Clinton Regional Hospital Clinton, OK $255 $39 — 108 min —
Carrus Lakeside Hospital Bristow, OK $264 — — 82 min —
McBride Orthopedic Hospital Oklahoma City, OK $266 $57 — 57 min —
Lindsay Municipal Hospital Lindsay, OK $270 $101 — — —
Newman Memorial Hospital Shattuck, OK $284 $266 — 125 min —
Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc Watonga, OK $289 $249 — 92 min —
Elkview General Hospital Hobart, OK $295 $48 — — —
Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority Altus, OK $336 $232 ★ 3/5 108 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$614
Cash / self-pay
$292
Insurer-negotiated
$232
Medicare pays
$53
$128$691
Median cash $292  ·  Medicare $53  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $292 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($53). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($107).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $614 list price could save about $322 (52%).

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