DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) cost in OK
What a dtap vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) costs at OK hospitals — and the fair price to aim for.
Typical commercial prices here are 15% below the fair benchmark (0.85×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Wide Procedure Spread · Upper-Quartile Skew Pricer
This hospital prices routine shoppable procedures at 1.8× Medicare (median 1.42× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +37% to 1.94× Fair BaseRate. Self-pay cash discounts and comparing specific CPT procedure codes before scheduling yield the strongest savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.89× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 2% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- 2-Star CMS clinical rating with 57% patient recommendation (54/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 2.2× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.42× Fair BaseRate (1.8× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.94×) jump +37% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.42×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 6,317) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
In general, OK hospitals charge below the fair price — a good state to get this done. how we calculate the BaseRate →
Compared with the rest of the country, OK’s fair BaseRate ($40) is about the same as the national fair price of $40.
Cheapest OK hospitals for a dtap vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
- Memorial Health · Lawton $18
- Grady Memorial Hospital · Chickasha $20
- Stillwater Medical Center · Stillwater $20
- Beaver County Memorial Hospital · Beaver $25
- Share Medical Center · Alva $25
- Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc · Oklahoma City $26
- Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc · Watonga $26
- Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc. · Healdton $26
- Ascension St John Medical Center · Tulsa $29
- Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc · Ardmore $29
- Northwest Surgical Hospital · Oklahoma City $31
- Community Hospital, LLC · Oklahoma City $31
- Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, Inc · Vinita $31
- Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee · Muskogee $31
- Alliancehealth Durant · Durant $31
Audit a Bill or Quote at OK Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $29
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $29).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask OK Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $40 Fair BaseRate ($23 Medicare)
Your bill ($79) is $39 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($40) and 3.4× the $23 Medicare rate.