57/100
#1,032 nationally
Ascension St John Medical Center
1923 South Utica Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104 · (918) 744-2296
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ascension St John Medical Center billed $4.23 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 174
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OK
- #24
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 53% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 66% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
528 | $53,496 | $15,898 | -18% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
304 | $8,451 | $1,391 | -16% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
242 | $12,104 | $2,336 | -38% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
218 | $19,084 | $2,803 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
216 | $17,134 | $2,726 | -10% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
165 | $30,303 | $10,948 | -30% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
129 | $147,922 | $39,185 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
124 | $18,662 | $3,458 | -10% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
111 | $155,721 | $20,258 | +17% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $71,677 | $9,472 | +6% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,701 | $1,462 | +64% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
$244,336 | $36,810 | +29% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,045 | $4,910 | +27% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$155,721 | $20,258 | +17% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,675 | $5,897 | +16% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$61,391 | $9,764 | +15% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$72,968 | $13,453 | +14% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale
MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay |
$61,715 | $11,609 | +13% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio
MS-DRG 809 · Inpatient stay |
$20,556 | $10,263 | -63% |
|
Pneumothorax with Major Complications
MS-DRG 199 · Inpatient stay |
$32,445 | $14,358 | -59% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay |
$41,646 | $16,094 | -57% |
|
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 074 · Inpatient stay |
$20,906 | $8,912 | -56% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$15,347 | $6,689 | -55% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
$33,209 | $13,995 | -53% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$11,961 | $5,709 | -52% |
|
Skin Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay |
$25,010 | $12,036 | -51% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.