Level 1 ER visit cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 16 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 1 of 5, minor problem that may not need a doctor: from $60.00 to $550.80, with a median of $141.62. The lowest listed price is at Cleveland Area Hospital — $81.62 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $163.25 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $141.62, is 36% below the US median of $222.62.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($86.15).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 99281, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 and Nov 3, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Area Hospital lowest Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 99281 ED VISIT FOR EANDM PATIENT LEV 1 MAY NOT REQ PRESENCE OF PHYSICIAN File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $60.00 | $75.00 | $22.96–$940.00 | 20% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $61.20 | $102.00 | $55.08–$215.38 | 40% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $62.44 | $249.77 | $57.45–$1,950.00 | 75% |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 ER LEVEL 1 File of Jan 26, 2026 · source file | $86.00 | $172.00 | $70.67–$172.00 | 50% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $91.20 | $152.00 | $81.10–$330.00 | 40% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 99281 EANDM THAT MAY NOT REQUIRE THE PRESENCE OF A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $137.60 | $172.00 | $52.65–$940.00 | 20% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 LEVEL 1 99281+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.62 | $382.75 | $23.74–$25.27 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 LEVEL 1 99281+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.62 | $382.75 | $23.74–$40.54 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 LEVEL I 4461+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.62 | $382.75 | $23.74–$40.07 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 LEVEL 1 99281 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.62 | $382.75 | $23.74–$35.35 | 63% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 99281 SIMPLE WOUND CARE DRESSING File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $164.80 | $206.00 | $63.06–$940.00 | 20% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $166.50 | $555.00 | $78.41–$2,029.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $191.40 | $638.00 | $78.41–$2,029.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $278.10 | $927.00 | $78.41–$2,029.00 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Er Visit Limited/Minor Prob File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $306.36 | $765.90 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Er Visit Limited/Minor Prob File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $306.36 | $765.90 | — | 60% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $454.20 | $1,514.00 | $78.41–$2,029.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Emergency department visit for problem that may not require health care professional File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $550.80 | $1,836.00 | $78.41–$2,029.00 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $60.00, median $141.62, highest $550.80 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $154.06. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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