Joint injection (small joint) cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 12 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $39.22 to $485.30, with a median of $196.38. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St. John Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $157.16 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $243.43 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $196.38, is 45% below the US median of $359.00.
- 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 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 and Nov 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 DRN/INJ SML JT/BURSA WO US 20600 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $39.22 | $106.00 | $39.87–$65.99 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 DRN/INJ SML JT/BURSA WO US 20600 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $39.22 | $106.00 | $39.87–$65.98 | 63% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Methylprednisolone Acetate: 1 Vial, Single-Dose In 1 Carton (60219-1574-1) / 1 Ml In 1 Vial, Single-Dose File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $43.60 | $109.00 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Methylprednisolone Acetate: 1 Vial, Single-Dose In 1 Carton (60219-1574-1) / 1 Ml In 1 Vial, Single-Dose File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $43.60 | $109.00 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Injection Small Jt/Bursa+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.76 | $286.90 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Injection Small Jt/Bursa+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.76 | $286.90 | — | 60% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION AND OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT OR BURSA File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $120.67 | $150.84 | $40.10–$533.66 | 20% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 DRN/INJ SML JT/BURSA WO US 20600 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $196.38 | $530.75 | $39.87–$76.54 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 DRN/INJ SML JT/BURSA WO US 20600 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $196.38 | $530.75 | $39.87 | 63% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $285.90 | $953.00 | $238.25–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $312.12 | $1,248.50 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 75% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $349.80 | $583.00 | $295.22–$1,081.10 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $420.60 | $1,402.00 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $485.30 | $808.84 | $436.77–$808.84 | 40% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND INJ SMALL JT BURSA W O US TECH File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $505.60 | $632.00 | $193.47–$632.00 | 20% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South both sides Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 HC Bilat Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $285.90 | $953.00 | $238.25–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital both sides Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 HC Bilat Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $312.12 | $1,248.50 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 75% |
Outpatient: lowest $39.22, median $196.38, highest $485.30 — a 12.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $285.90, median $299.01, highest $312.12 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $196.38. 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 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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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