Oklahoma / Great Plains Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 370019 · Elk City, OK · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Great Plains Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Great Plains Regional Medical Center reported 95 Medicare inpatient stays across 4 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.02 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 37 stays at an average charge of $40,396, 55% below the national average. It also billed 467 outpatient services, charging 4.4 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 95
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.02×
- 3Rank in OK (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 4 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Great Plains Regional Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 37 | $40,396 | -55% | $13,162 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $32,833 | -53% | $11,404 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 19 | $28,394 | -50% | $8,953 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 18 | $29,201 | -51% | $9,886 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 134 | $13,989 | $2,460 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 120 | $41,500 | $11,539 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 30 | $5,475 | $1,462 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 27 | $23,693 | $4,706 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 24 | $53,958 | $16,913 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 19 | $22,217 | $3,038 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 19 | $75,532 | $28,159 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 17 | $20,659 | $5,248 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $11,515 | $2,944 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 13 | $7,723 | $1,384 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 13 | $21,339 | $6,507 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 13 | $10,956 | $1,853 |
| Level 6 Urology and Related Services | 12 | $32,903 | $8,377 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 11 | $11,816 | $2,899 |
Against the Oklahoma average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Great Plains Regional Medical Center charged $40,396 on average, 43% less than the Oklahoma average of $70,534, and was paid $13,162 against a state average of $14,967. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Great Plains Regional Medical Center charged $32,833 on average, 45% less than the Oklahoma average of $59,296, and was paid $11,404 against a state average of $12,691. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Great Plains Regional Medical Center charged $28,394 on average, 36% less than the Oklahoma average of $44,578, and was paid $8,953 against a state average of $10,006. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Great Plains Regional Medical Center charged $29,201 on average, 44% less than the Oklahoma average of $52,579, and was paid $9,886 against a state average of $10,397. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,989 was 26% below the state average of $18,889. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $41,500 was 35% below the state average of $63,625. For Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5112), its average charge of $5,475 was 52% below the state average of $11,385. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $23,693 was 27% below the state average of $32,602.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, OK, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-01-15 (CMS case 6815)
- CAP Request — 2026-05-11 (CMS case 6815)
- Closure Notice — 2026-06-05 (CMS case 6815)
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.