Oklahoma / Ascension St John Broken Arrow
CMS certification 370235 · Broken Arrow, OK · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Ascension St John Broken Arrow: charges and Medicare payments
Ascension St John Broken Arrow reported 235 Medicare inpatient stays across 8 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.73 times what it was paid — mid-range in Oklahoma, number 30 of 49 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.03×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 90 stays at an average charge of $63,152, 32% below the national average. It also billed 1,276 outpatient services, charging 6.8 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 235
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.73×
- 3Rank in OK (highest ratio = 1) 30 of 49
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 8 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Ascension St John Broken Arrow charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 90 | $63,152 | -32% | $12,725 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 36 | $24,177 | -73% | $11,947 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 27 | $18,084 | -68% | $8,808 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 26 | $22,273 | -55% | $6,703 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 16 | $19,885 | -67% | $8,398 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 15 | $57,947 | -53% | $16,742 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $21,501 | -46% | $5,392 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 12 | $74,565 | -53% | $19,530 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 403 | $64,098 | $11,140 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 205 | $16,420 | $2,718 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 153 | $36,564 | $5,980 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 126 | $13,774 | $2,324 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 115 | $10,170 | $1,355 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 97 | $69,177 | $15,794 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 54 | $24,477 | $2,917 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 46 | $36,591 | $4,815 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 29 | $14,670 | $1,640 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 25 | $26,133 | $4,394 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 12 | $19,075 | $1,730 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 11 | $15,920 | $2,413 |
Against the Oklahoma average
For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Ascension St John Broken Arrow charged $63,152 on average, 15% less than the Oklahoma average of $74,633, and was paid $12,725 against a state average of $14,220. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Ascension St John Broken Arrow charged $24,177 on average, 66% less than the Oklahoma average of $70,534, and was paid $11,947 against a state average of $14,967. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Ascension St John Broken Arrow charged $18,084 on average, 59% less than the Oklahoma average of $44,578, and was paid $8,808 against a state average of $10,006. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Ascension St John Broken Arrow charged $22,273 on average, 39% less than the Oklahoma average of $36,566, and was paid $6,703 against a state average of $8,657. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $64,098 was 1% above the state average of $63,625. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $16,420 was 24% below the state average of $21,473. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $36,564 was 10% below the state average of $40,840. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,774 was 27% below the state average of $18,889.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Ascension St John Broken Arrow in Broken Arrow, OK, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-08 (CMS case 3654)
- Warning Notice — 2026-05-14 (CMS case 7789)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.