Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 15 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $45.47 to $597.30, with a median of $295.80. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital South and 1 other hospital — $250.33 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $269.82 at 51 hospitals.
- The median here, $295.80, is 22% below the US median of $379.80.
- That is 0.9× 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 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 20605, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Hospital South lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 NDC Description Not Available File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.47 | $113.67 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 NDC Description Not Available File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.47 | $113.67 | — | 60% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION AND OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $133.60 | $167.00 | $51.12–$533.66 | 20% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77–$114.42 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77–$98.64 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 DRN/INJ INT JT/BURSA WO US 20605 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $269.82 | $729.25 | $41.77–$98.64 | 63% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $295.80 | $986.00 | $246.50–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $311.02 | $1,244.10 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 75% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $317.40 | $1,058.00 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $349.80 | $583.00 | $295.22–$1,081.10 | 40% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O Us+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $409.64 | $1,024.10 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O Us+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $409.64 | $1,024.10 | — | 60% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $416.70 | $694.50 | $375.03–$784.00 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $425.10 | $1,417.00 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND INJ INTERM JT BURS W O US TECH File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $505.60 | $632.00 | $193.47–$632.00 | 20% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $509.40 | $1,698.00 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $597.30 | $1,991.00 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $637.39 | $1,062.32 | $523.54–$1,062.32 | 40% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital both sides Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 HC Bilat Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $311.02 | $1,244.10 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 75% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore both sides Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 HC Bilat Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $317.40 | $1,058.00 | $262.87–$2,438.00 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $45.47, median $295.80, highest $597.30 — a 13.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $311.02, median $314.21, highest $317.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $295.80. 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 9 of 13 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.
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