Tendon sheath injection cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 10 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $46.99 to $298.50, with a median of $193.03. The lowest listed price is at St. John Sapulpa and 1 other hospital — $146.04 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $239.77 at 36 hospitals.
- The median here, $193.03, is 51% below the US median of $392.00.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG RT 64950+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $46.99 | $127.00 | $44.27–$76.88 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG LEFT 7686+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $46.99 | $127.00 | $44.27–$76.88 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG BILA 20550 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $70.49 | $190.50 | $44.27–$76.88 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG BILA 20550 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $70.49 | $190.50 | $44.27–$76.88 | 63% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $163.02 | $407.55 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Inj Tendon Sheath/Ligament+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $163.02 | $407.55 | — | 60% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Injection into tendon or ligament File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $181.25 | $725.00 | $181.25–$2,438.00 | 75% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 20550 INJECTIONS SINGLE TENDON SHEATH OR LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $204.80 | $256.00 | $78.37–$533.66 | 20% |
| St John Owasso one side Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG LEFT 7686+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $208.03 | $562.25 | $44.27–$89.17 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks one side Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG RT 64950+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $208.03 | $562.25 | $44.27–$48.57 | 63% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Injection into tendon or ligament File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $228.00 | $380.00 | $289.56–$1,081.10 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Injection into tendon or ligament File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $298.50 | $995.00 | $248.75–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG BILA 20550 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $416.07 | $1,124.50 | $44.27–$89.17 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 INJ SGL TEND SHTH/LIG BILA 20550 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $416.07 | $1,124.50 | $44.27–$48.57 | 63% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 20550 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS TECH File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $505.60 | $632.00 | $193.47–$632.00 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $46.99, median $193.03, highest $298.50 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $172.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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