Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $45.47 to $269.82, with a median of $269.82. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital Yale and 1 other hospital — $224.35 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $188.70 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 NDC Description Not Available | $45.47 | $113.67 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 NDC Description Not Available | $45.47 | $113.67 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77–$114.42 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77–$98.64 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77–$98.64 | 63% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Injection Interm Jt/Burs | $409.64 | $1,024.10 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O Us | $409.64 | $1,024.10 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Injection Interm Jt/Burs | $409.64 | $1,024.10 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O Us | $409.64 | $1,024.10 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $45.47, median $269.82, highest $269.82 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $269.82. 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 0 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
What it is
This code covers injecting or draining a medium-sized joint such as the wrist, elbow or ankle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure. The medicine and imaging guidance are billed separately.