Oklahoma / Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital
CMS certification 370216 · Tulsa, OK · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital reported 162 Medicare inpatient stays across 6 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.1 times what it was paid — mid-range in Oklahoma, number 24 of 49 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.03×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 460, Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC: 49 stays at an average charge of $104,564, 39% below the national average. It also billed 1,142 outpatient services, charging 7.17 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 162
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.1×
- 3Rank in OK (highest ratio = 1) 24 of 49
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 6 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 49 | $104,564 | -39% | $22,880 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 47 | $151,146 | -46% | $39,479 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 25 | $82,272 | -42% | $18,913 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 18 | $109,679 | -46% | $31,350 |
| 497 Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices... | 12 | $38,372 | -46% | $8,898 |
| 427 Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion... | 11 | $209,163 | -39% | $46,646 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 280 | $11,777 | $1,582 |
| Level 2 Intraocular Procedures | 214 | $18,728 | $3,410 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 173 | $11,921 | $1,952 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 126 | $60,196 | $11,088 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 115 | $41,243 | $5,991 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 52 | $21,084 | $2,749 |
| Level 5 ENT Procedures | 33 | $37,259 | $4,865 |
| Level 5 Airway Endoscopy | 29 | $32,365 | $5,812 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 23 | $77,756 | $15,794 |
| Level 4 ENT Procedures | 21 | $21,115 | $2,675 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 21 | $124,225 | $26,294 |
| Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 20 | $27,415 | $3,194 |
| Level 3 ENT Procedures | 12 | $13,670 | $1,295 |
| Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures | 12 | $18,686 | $1,853 |
| Level 3 Intraocular Procedures | 11 | $21,593 | $4,438 |
Against the Oklahoma average
For Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC (DRG 460), Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital charged $104,564 on average, 27% less than the Oklahoma average of $143,871, and was paid $22,880 against a state average of $25,704. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC (DRG 454), Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital charged $151,146 on average, 30% less than the Oklahoma average of $217,013, and was paid $39,479 against a state average of $46,164. For Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC (DRG 472), Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital charged $82,272 on average, 35% less than the Oklahoma average of $126,129, and was paid $18,913 against a state average of $21,827. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 455), Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital charged $109,679 on average, 25% less than the Oklahoma average of $145,392, and was paid $31,350 against a state average of $31,301. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $11,777 was 5% below the state average of $12,332. For Level 2 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5492), its average charge of $18,728 was 16% below the state average of $22,274. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $11,921 was 11% below the state average of $13,375. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $60,196 was 5% below the state average of $63,625.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital in Tulsa, OK, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-24 (CMS case 4069)
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.