Critical care (first hour) cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 15 hospitals list a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $241.61 to $2,311.50, with a median of $1,233.30. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St. John Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $991.69 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $1,211.94 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,233.30, is 39% below the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 99291, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 LVL CRIT CARE 1ST 30 74M(25)4466 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $241.61 | $653.00 | $248.97–$500.00 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 LVL CRIT CARE 1ST 30 74M(25)4466 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $241.61 | $653.00 | $248.97–$500.00 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 LVL CRIT CARE 1ST 30 74MIN 99291+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $253.73 | $685.75 | $248.97–$500.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 LVL CRIT CARE 1ST 30 74M(25)5308+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $253.73 | $685.75 | $248.97–$500.00 | 63% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $453.75 | $1,815.00 | $417.45–$3,195.00 | 75% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 99291 CRITICAL CARE EANDM UNSTABL PRO File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $865.60 | $1,082.00 | $331.23–$1,141.11 | 20% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $970.80 | $1,618.00 | $794.45–$1,860.70 | 40% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 LVL CRIT CARE 1ST 30 74MIN 99291+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,211.94 | $3,275.50 | $248.97–$500.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 LVL CRIT CARE 1ST 30 74MIN 99291+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,211.94 | $3,275.50 | $248.97–$500.00 | 63% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $1,233.30 | $4,111.00 | $750.36–$3,195.00 | 70% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 99291 CRITICAL CARE 30 74 MIN HOSP CHARGE File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $1,401.60 | $1,752.00 | $536.34–$1,752.00 | 20% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 99291 FACILITY LEVEL CRITICAL CARE ILL INJURED PATIENT INIT 30 74 MIN File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $1,545.00 | $1,931.25 | $591.22–$1,931.25 | 20% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $1,645.80 | $2,743.00 | $999.99–$2,743.00 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,812.00 | $6,040.00 | $750.36–$3,195.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,850.10 | $6,167.00 | $750.36–$3,195.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,100.00 | $7,000.00 | $750.36–$3,195.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,244.00 | $7,480.00 | $750.36–$3,882.12 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,311.50 | $5,778.75 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,311.50 | $5,778.75 | — | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $241.61, median $1,233.30, highest $2,311.50 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,645.80. 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 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
What critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.