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Oklahoma: one knee, three prices

What Medicare pays Oklahoma hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.

Surgery center
$8,389
Median Medicare knee rate, 10 orthopedic surgery centers
Hospital, same day
$11,162
Median Medicare allowed amount
Hospital, overnight
$13,755
Median avg total payment (incl. patient share), 26 hospitals

Oklahoma has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.

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Lowest average total payment per stay

HospitalCityInpatient avg total paymentList priceOutpatient allowed
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLCTulsa$12,155$44,328$10,956
McBride Orthopedic HospitalOklahoma City$12,481$45,552$11,133
Community Hospital, LLCOklahoma City$12,538$111,070$11,162
Saint Francis Hospital South, LLCTulsa$12,631$63,132$10,894
Onecore HealthOklahoma City$12,652$56,258$10,878
Ascension St John Broken ArrowBroken Arrow$12,725$63,152$11,140
Duncan Regional Hospital, IncDuncan$12,954$81,426$11,958
St Mary's Regional Medical CenterEnid$13,159$94,998$11,067
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City$13,184$38,304$11,102
Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee$13,207$79,602$10,782

Highest average total payment per stay

HospitalCityInpatient avg total paymentList priceOutpatient allowed
Ou Health University of Oklahoma Medical CenterOklahoma City$21,640$208,739$11,056
Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha$17,558$65,068$11,410
Surgical Hospital of OklahomaOklahoma City$15,900$76,335$11,326
Jackson County Memorial Hospital AuthorityAltus$15,744$41,816$11,569
Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City$15,217$62,646$11,191
Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City$15,214$111,402—
McAlester Regional Health CenterMcAlester$14,925$32,243—
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa$14,870$66,842$11,034
Integris Southwest Medical CenterOklahoma City$14,830$156,337$11,023
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa$14,391$119,913$10,899

Every Oklahoma hospital (44)

Orthopedic surgery centers (10)

Questions

How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in Oklahoma?

In 2024 the median average total payment to Oklahoma hospitals was $13,755 per Medicare inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 26 hospitals; Medicare's payment plus the patient's share), and the median Medicare allowed amount was $11,162 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,389 for a knee.

Which Oklahoma hospitals have the lowest Medicare payment for a joint replacement?

Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC ($12,155), McBride Orthopedic Hospital ($12,481), Community Hospital, LLC ($12,538) (average total payment per inpatient stay, patient share included).

What do Oklahoma hospitals list for a joint replacement?

The median list (chargemaster) price is $73,277, about 5.3× the median average total payment for a Medicare stay.

Does Oklahoma have a certificate-of-need law?

Oklahoma has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers. CON covers long-term care facilities and psychiatric and chemical dependency beds; hospitals and ASCs are not covered.