48/100
#1,332 nationally
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital
6901 South Olympia Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74132 · (918) 388-5701
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital billed $5.09 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
- 5.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 21
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in OK
- #30
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
280 | $11,777 | $1,582 | +4% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
214 | $18,728 | $3,410 | -9% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
173 | $11,921 | $1,952 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
126 | $60,196 | $11,088 | -4% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
115 | $41,243 | $5,991 | +3% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $21,084 | $2,749 | +3% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $104,564 | $22,880 | -28% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $151,146 | $39,479 | -32% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $37,259 | $4,865 | +8% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $32,365 | $5,812 | -16% |
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 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,670 | $1,295 | +114% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,686 | $1,853 | +29% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,115 | $2,675 | +11% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$124,225 | $26,294 | +10% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,259 | $4,865 | +8% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,415 | $3,194 | +5% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,777 | $1,582 | +4% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,084 | $2,749 | +3% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$109,679 | $31,350 | -38% |
|
Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with
MS-DRG 427 · Inpatient stay |
$209,163 | $46,646 | -32% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$151,146 | $39,479 | -32% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
$82,272 | $18,913 | -31% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$104,564 | $22,880 | -28% |
|
Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur without
MS-DRG 497 · Inpatient stay |
$38,372 | $8,898 | -23% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,365 | $5,812 | -16% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,593 | $4,438 | -11% |
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.